Self-improvement technologies of the soul in the age of artificial intelligence
"We are obsessed with self-improvement; it's a billion-dollar industry. But apps, workshops, speakers, retreats, and life hacks have not made us happier. Obsessed with the endless task of perfecting ourselves, we have become restless, anxious, and desperate. We are improving ourselves to d...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York ; Chichester
Columbia University Press
2022, ©2022
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| Collection: | DeGruyter MPG Collection - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Table of Contents
- 1. The Phenomenon: The Self-Improvement Imperative
- 2. The History: Ancient Philosophers, Priests, and Humanists in Search of Self-Knowledge and Perfection
- 3. The Society: Modern Self-Obsession from Rousseau to Hipster Existentialism
- 4. The Political Economy: Self-Taming and Exploitation Under Wellness Capitalism
- 5. The Technology: Categorized, Measured, Quantified, and Enhanced, or Why AI Knows Us Better Than Ourselves
- 6. The Solution (Part I): Relational Self and Social Change
- 7. The Solution (Part II): Technologies That Tell Different Stories About Us
- Notes
- Index