From the Golem to Freedom: A Study on Technology and Religion by Ambrus, G?bor L.

From the Golem to Freedom: A Study on Technology and Religion

With a particular focus on social media, G?bor L. Ambrus explores how human beings relate to contemporary...
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From the Golem to Freedom: A Study on Technology and Religion by Ambrus, G?bor L.

From the Golem to Freedom: A Study on Technology and Religion

$434.13

From the Golem to Freedom: A Study on Technology and Religion

$434.13
Author: G?bor L. Ambrus
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

With a particular focus on social media, G?bor L. Ambrus explores how human beings relate to contemporary information technology. Ambrus argues that religious traditions - such as Judaism and Christianity, as well as secular philosophical thought inspired by religion - can be invoked to describe both the freedom and 'unfreedom' of the user of information technology.

To illustrate how individuals relate to technology in a restricted and totalitarian online environment, Ambrus adopts the figure and legend of the golem from Jewish mysticism. At the same time, his argument features other religious concepts and themes to describe an alternative to our present predicament of 'unfreedom', while not seeking to portray any 'redemption' outside the technological environment.

At the core of his argument, Ambrus presents the experience of nothingness as a source of freedom, opening up the possibility for a free relationship for us all with information technology.

Author: G?bor L. Ambrus
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 02/08/2024
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9781350361270


Review Citation(s):
Choice 11/01/2024

About the Author
Gábor L. Ambrus is Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Charles University, Czech Republic

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