In his _Critique of Cynical Reason_, Peter Sloterdijk pursued an
enlightenment of the Enlightenment in both its beginnings and the
present. After God is dedicated to the theological enlightenment of
theology. It ranges from the period when gods reigned, through the
rule of the world-creator god to reveries about the godlike power of
artificial intelligence. The path of this self-enlightening theology,
which is carried out here by a non-theologian, must begin well before
Nietzsche’s declaration of the death of God, and it must move beyond
this dictum to explore the present and the future.
Since the early 20th century we have seen how the metaphysical
twilight of the gods, which has preoccupied philosophers and
theologians, has been accompanied by an earthly twilight of the
souls. The emergence of psychoanalysis, and more recently the
development of the neuro-cognitive sciences, have secularized the old
Indo-European concept of the soul and transferred many accomplishments
of the human mind to computerized machines. What remains of the
eternal light of the soul after the artificial lights have been turned
on? Have the inventors of AI thrust themselves into the position
vacated by the death of god? Perhaps the distinction between God and
idols will soon re-emerge here for the citizens of modernity, only
this time in a technological and political register. For them,
theological enlightenment - which is completely different from an
instinctive rejection of religion - will be a fateful task.
This new work by one of the most original thinkers today will appeal
to students and scholars across the humanities and social sciences, as
well as anyone interested in religion, philosophy and critical theory
today.
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ISBN
9781509533534
Publisert
2020
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1. utgave
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Polity
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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