V. 14 (2020): Filosofie del futuro
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(Im)Materialità e culti della tecnologia: tecnopagani e transumanisti

Carmela Notarangelo
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Pubblicato 24-02-2026 — Aggiornato il 24-02-2026

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Abstract

Today, computer-based technologies span from communication to bioengineering, with a cosmogonic scope akin to that of magic and traditional religion, thus prompting new forms of re-enchantment. The possibility of a new spiritual dimension, with technology at its core, arises from the 'return of the invisible,' the immateriality traditionally seen as a metaphor and image of the divine. With digitalization, humans can also manipulate the invisible: technopagans seek a new communion with nature, while transhumanists aim to surpass it.