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Philosophical Pragmatism in the Digital Era

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  • Marius Constantin CUCU

    (PhD Lecturer, “Stefan cel Mare” University, Suceava, Romania,)

  • Oana Elena LENŢA

    (PhD candidate, “Stefan cel Mare” University, Suceava, Romania,)

Abstract

The view of the philosophic pragmatism warns against the growing danger of the technological modernization of the human being in the mechanization era, which is gradually transforming and approaching a digital era. Authors such as R. Rorty believe that only the return to the paradigm of the human reality separated from metaphysical ideals could keep us away from exacerbations of ideas and the dehumanizing automatisms of technology. In the view of pragmatic philosophy, the human being is not a mechanic, operational construction; on the contrary, he has a consciousness that opts for free actions, which may prove, in the end, to be genuine or not, thanks to the success or due to the failure in the concrete reality. The aim of this article is to underline that the digital era must be perceived as a product of human ingenuity and its applicative potentialities and should not be seen as the domination of techne, but only as a stage of the developments in the technologies that must assist our life.

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  • Marius Constantin CUCU & Oana Elena LENŢA, 2014. "Philosophical Pragmatism in the Digital Era," Postmodern Openings, Editura Lumen, Department of Economics, vol. 5(1), pages 31-40, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:lum:rev3rl:v:5:y:2014:i:1:p:31-40
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    1. Ciprian Gavra, 2017. "Promoting Religious Values In The Postmodern World," EcoForum, "Stefan cel Mare" University of Suceava, Romania, Faculty of Economics and Public Administration - Economy, Business Administration and Tourism Department., vol. 6(1), pages 1-35, January.
    2. Marius Dumitrescu, 2021. "A Journey Inside the Perception of the Self-Image - from the 15th Century Italian Portrait to the Glamorized Image on the Facebook," Postmodern Openings, Editura Lumen, Department of Economics, vol. 12(3), pages 34-59, August.

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    Keywords

    pragmatism; solidarity; contingency; irony; technical modernization and violence; quotidian (routine); action; real;
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    JEL classification:

    • A23 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Graduate

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