Technopolitical Mediation: An Arendtian Approach to Political Philosophy of Technology

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Melis Bas

Technopolitical Mediation

Name: Technopolitical Mediation
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ISBN: 9781666957167

An Arendtian Approach to Political Philosophy of Technology

Melis Bas

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Rowman & Littlefield
11 June 2026

Social & political philosophy; Ethical issues: scientific & technological developments; Political science & theory

Series: Postphenomenology and the Philosophy of Technology

Technologies, by mediating our political interpretations and interactions, inform the way in which political communities are formed.

This book investigates technologies and their impact on socio-politics, focusing on Hannah Arendt's political theory. It goes beyond equating power with politics, which inevitably leads to a limited understanding of the political implications of technology. Melis Bas argues that technologies play a much more significant role in politics than just exerting power over individuals. They condition, frame, create, and organize politics. Through the lens of Hannah Arendt's political hermeneutics, Bas illuminates the interactional relationship between technology and politics, thus enabling an understanding of politics beyond its manifestation as power. Furthermore, Arendt's understanding of intersubjectivity—based as it is on a dynamic relationship between the self, the world, and other people—leaves room to examine the associated role of material conditions. Developing an alternative framework of politics of technology based on Arendt's political theory requires a perspective on technology that can address how the world becomes politically meaningful.

By: Melis Bas
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781666957167
ISBN 10: 166695716X
Series: Postphenomenology and the Philosophy of Technology
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 11 June 2026
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Melis Bas is Lecturer in New Media and Digital Culture at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.