Specificity and forms of human alienation in a digital society
Research Article
How to Cite
Pichko N.S., Plotnikova T.V. Specificity and forms of human alienation in a digital society. Humanities of the South of Russia. 2025. Vol. 14. No. 2. P. 79-90. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18522/2227-8656.2025.2.6 (in Russ.).
Abstract
Objective of the study is to identify the specifics and forms of alienation that have developed in the digital society.
The methodological basis of the study is the riskological approach, the provisions of the theory of information society, the theory of digital society and the concept of an individualized society.
The results of the study. The development of digital technologies forms a new social reality in which new forms of human alienation arise. The main forms of alienation are digital autism, digital escapism, digital nomadism, as well as the displacement of a person from the sphere of work, the transfer of their functions and responsibilities to artificial intelligence. Digital alienation gives rise to a situation in which a person loses the previous meanings and values of his existence, since he delegates his subjectivity to new intelligent agents.
Prospects of the study. The problem of alienation is of scientific and practical interest due to the need to understand the risks for a person in the digital age.
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Received: 06.02.2025
Accepted: 28.04.2025
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Pichko, N. S., & Plotnikova, T. V. (2025). Specificity and forms of human alienation in a digital society. Humanities of the South of Russia, 14(2), 79-90. https://doi.org/10.18522/2227-8656.2025.2.6
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