Introduction: The Question Concerning Technology and Romanticism
Introduction: The Question Concerning Technology and Romanticism
The introduction explains that the main argument and narrative of this book is that technology and romanticism are not in opposition to each other. The literature of the philosophy of technology lacks attention to the relationship between romanticism and technology; conversely, in related fields like cultural studies, sociology, and media studies, there is much literature about this relationship and its history. This book focuses on specific and contemporary technologies and critically examines its own arguments. The book also discusses how to move past romanticism, while acknowledging that the means of analysis are informed by Romanticism. It is comprised of three parts which discuss the traditional opposition between technology and romanticism, the complex relationship between them, and the ways to move beyond romantic and machine thinking.
Keywords: Romanticism, Technology, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), Rationalism, Machine, Cyberromanticism, Technoromanticism
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