Günther Anders e la sfida tecnocratica al Prometeo del XX secolo

The theoretical cornerstone around which Anders builds his philosophical thought is the re- lationship between man and the world around him. In contemporary society this relationship has taken on collective pathological traits due to the individual’s loss of control over the tech- nological devices he himself created. The theme of technocracy is linked to that of Prometheutic Shame man experiments when faced with the superiority of his own creations. The dangers of this are evident in the catastrophes which marked the 20th Century, in particular Auschwitz, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, symbols of the loss of responsibility and sensitivity of man, which have transformed technology into a totalitarian subject. Anders explores these episodes in depth, their main characters and consequences, concluding with the invocation of the need to live under the “principle of desperation”. This would be the only way to find the courage to be afraid, recover freedom and delay the Time of the End as much as possible to guarantee future generations the habitability of this world.