Today, commodification is no longer confined to the economic sphere; it has extended to the public sphere as well. The public sphere—traditionally identified with the constitutional space that defines and sustains the nexus between the people, the territory, and the exercise of governmental power (political direction) through the social contract—can no longer be regarded as a self-sufficient normative domain. The author maintains that demonising new technologies is not only futile but also hazardous. Industrial revolutions cannot be halted; they can, however, be steered to some extent by preventing them from unleashing the full scope of their harmful potential and by endeavouring to ensure that each new technological advance benefits, above all, those who need it most—namely, those who were among the most adversely affected by the preceding phase of technological development.
Oggi non si assiste soltanto alla mercificazione della sfera economica, ma anche a quella della sfera pubblica. La sfera pubblica, che siamo soliti identificare con lo spazio occupato dalla Costituzione nel definire il nesso che rende vitale il rapporto tra popolo, territorio e governo (indirizzo politico) attraverso un contratto sociale, non è più un’esigenza autosufficiente. La convinzione dell’autore è che sia inutile, e persino pericoloso, demonizzare le nuove tecnologie: le rivoluzioni industriali non possono essere arrestate, ma possono essere in qualche misura orientate, impedendo che esprimano tutto il potenziale dannoso di cui sono capaci e cercando di garantire che ogni nuova conquista tecnologica avvantaggi coloro che ne hanno maggiore bisogno, perché sono stati tra i più duramente colpiti dalla precedente fase dello sviluppo tecnologico.
La Costituzione al tempo della simbiosi uomo macchina
Gian Luca Conti
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
2024-01-01
Abstract
Today, commodification is no longer confined to the economic sphere; it has extended to the public sphere as well. The public sphere—traditionally identified with the constitutional space that defines and sustains the nexus between the people, the territory, and the exercise of governmental power (political direction) through the social contract—can no longer be regarded as a self-sufficient normative domain. The author maintains that demonising new technologies is not only futile but also hazardous. Industrial revolutions cannot be halted; they can, however, be steered to some extent by preventing them from unleashing the full scope of their harmful potential and by endeavouring to ensure that each new technological advance benefits, above all, those who need it most—namely, those who were among the most adversely affected by the preceding phase of technological development.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.


