In the 1960s, Hans Blumenberg argued against Löwith’s thesis of secularization, as well as Carl Schmitt’s claim that “all
significant concepts of the modern theory of the state are secularized theological concepts.”[^2] Blumenberg contende…[^6]: Yuk Hui, Art and Cosmotechnics (University of Minnesota Press, 2021).
[^7]: See Yuk Hui, “On the End of Philosophy,” e-flux journal no. 134 (March 2023).
[^8]: Gilbert Simondon, On the Mode of Existence of Technical Objects (Univoca…
Hans Blumenberg
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Hans Blumenberg is a philosopher of modernity who challenged the secularization thesis—the idea that modern concepts are merely disguised theology—arguing instead for genuine conceptual novelty in contemporary thought. His work appears in the course readings to ground debates about whether AI and technical systems inherit their logic from religious or metaphysical frameworks, or whether they represent fundamentally new modes of thinking. By positioning modernity against theological reductionism, Blumenberg enables arguments that technological systems might escape inherited metaphysical binaries rather than simply reproduce them in secular form.
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