Human Flourishing in the Age of Digital Capitalism

If there ever was the right book at the right moment, it is Human Flourishing in the Age of Digital Capitalism. Its editor Andrius Bielskis did much more than assembling texts that fit the topic; instead of getting lost in the generalities about the influence of artificial intelligence on our lives, the texts approach from different aspects the same topic: how did and how will digital capitalism affect all levels of being human, from social freedoms to the most intimate experiences. Digital capitalism is not only a new phase of capitalism, it also announces a new phase of human subjectivity. * Slavoj Žižek, University of London, UK *Aristotle and Marx might seem like unlikely bedfellows, but this volume proves otherwise. It demonstrates that questions of human flourishing and human labour must be asked together, as capital relentlessly pursues thoughtless applications of AI-powered automation motivated solely by the capture of value. A surprising collection of thought-provoking essays which provides a novel framework for thinking about political economy and the good life. * James Steinhoff, University College Dublin, Ireland *If there ever was the right book at the right moment, it is Human Flourishing in the Age of Digital Capitalism. Its editor Andrius Bielskis did much more than assembling texts that fit the topic; instead of getting lost in the generalities about the influence of Artificial Intelligence on our lives, the texts approach from different aspects the same topic: how did and how will digital capitalism affect all levels of being human, from social freedoms to the most intimate experiences. Digital capitalism is not only a new phase of capitalism, it also announces a new phase of human subjectivity. * Tom Angier, University of Cape Town, South Africa *

Andrius Bielskis is Director of the Centre for Aristotelian Studies and Critical Theory at Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania, and Professor of Philosophy at Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania.