Acid Horizon Biopolitics as a System of Thought with Serene Richards
Aug 11, 2024
Serene Richards, an insightful author exploring Smart Being within biopolitics and techno-capital, delves into essential issues surrounding governance and the essence of humanity. They discuss the paradox of preemption in security systems and critique predictive technologies, highlighting their role in societal biases. Richards also emphasizes the historical implications of biopolitics on marginalized groups, advocating for a reimagining of governance that prioritizes collective well-being. Ultimately, they encourage embracing uncertainty as a path to genuine freedom.
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Biopolitics and Philosophical Anthropology
- Biopolitics, as a governing technique, connects to Foucault's concept of the anthropologization of philosophy.
- The human sciences define how life should be lived, influencing the raison d'etat.
Essence vs. Existence
- The split in the human being relates to essence and existence, not species and individual.
- Government manages existence to conform to the prescribed human essence.
Future-Oriented Governance
- Governmentality shifted towards making the future knowable and certain, bringing it into the present.
- This emphasis on certainty and the future is central to the Smart Being's impulse.