La « révolution numérique » : une révolution technicienne entre liberté et contrôle
The “digital revolution” understood through the thought of Jacques Ellul is a technical revolution with contrasting effects. It has paradoxically created new spaces of freedom at the cost of greater control over individual freedoms. Also, it has not constituted a solid basis for a liberating politic...
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description | The “digital revolution” understood through the thought of Jacques Ellul is a technical revolution with contrasting effects. It has paradoxically created new spaces of freedom at the cost of greater control over individual freedoms. Also, it has not constituted a solid basis for a liberating political revolution as assumed by the theories of multitudes, cognitive capitalism or post-media era. To realize the revolution needed in this 21st century, we must set objectives and boundaries to digital technical development by prioritizing those that promote self-government and human knowledge. |
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spellingShingle | André Vitalis La « révolution numérique » : une révolution technicienne entre liberté et contrôle Communiquer digital revolution spaces of freedom pillage of personal datas theories of multitudes cognitive capitalism post-media era |
title | La « révolution numérique » : une révolution technicienne entre liberté et contrôle |
title_full | La « révolution numérique » : une révolution technicienne entre liberté et contrôle |
title_fullStr | La « révolution numérique » : une révolution technicienne entre liberté et contrôle |
title_full_unstemmed | La « révolution numérique » : une révolution technicienne entre liberté et contrôle |
title_short | La « révolution numérique » : une révolution technicienne entre liberté et contrôle |
title_sort | la revolution numerique une revolution technicienne entre liberte et controle |
topic | digital revolution spaces of freedom pillage of personal datas theories of multitudes cognitive capitalism post-media era |
url | https://journals.openedition.org/communiquer/1494 |
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