Automation and Cybernation

Hannah Arendt Between "The Human Condition" and "On the Human Condition"

Abstract

The essay examines the relationship between humans and machines in Hannah Arendt’s thought through a comparison of The Human Condition, On the Human Condition, and the Cybernetics typescript. The analysis highlights textual differences and continuities, emphasizing the importance of Arendt’s reflection on technology and its connection with themes later developed in The Life of the Mind.