A phenomenological analysis of social networking

Evans, Leighton ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6875-6301 2010. A phenomenological analysis of social networking. Riha, Daniel, ed. Humanity in Cybernetic Environments, Critical Issues, Oxford: Inter-Disciplinary Press, pp. 219-226.

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Abstract

When someone says ‘I am online’, it is a phenomenological issue. In reflecting upon the later philosophy of M. Heidegger, in particular focusing upon The Question Concerning Technology, social networking is a classic modern technology. The essence of the technology of social networking is Enframing, the essence of all modern technology for Heidegger; the essence of technology is nothing technological, but instead how the technology orientates humans towards the world. Social networking allows the users of the network to be placed in ‘standing-reserve’, and so the actual essence of social networking is no different to other technologies. The resources in social networking are people; and so the technology is creating the sense that people can be manipulated as resources, and put in standing-reserve.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Enframing; standing-reserve; social networking; poesis; disclosure; authenticity
Publisher:	Inter-Disciplinary Press
ISBN:	9781904710714
Last Modified:	21 Oct 2022 10:35
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/40706

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