Pathologic Diagnosis of Posthumanist STS:Toward a Critique of Modern Technology Fetishism
Posthumanism,as an interdisciplinary trend of thought,has exerted great influence in the field of STS in recent years.Under this trend of thought,STS scholars represented by Latour tend to attribute agency and even desire to non-biological objects,and fall into the dilemma of technology depoliticization.On the basis of pathological diagnosis of this dilemma,scholars such as Alf Hohenberg be-lieve that it is necessary to extend the concept of Marx's fetishism to the field of STS,so as to integrate the generation and development of modern technology into the context of the global exchange system,that is,to grasp the essence of technological phenomenon from the level of critique of political economy:modern technology is nothing but a strategy and means of global exploitation.Such a critical ap-proach to technology fetishism can provide some theoretical support for us to examine and subvert the hegemony of western science and technology.
posthumanismfetishismpolitical economyworld system
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