La Relación Convivencial Illichiana: una Apuesta para una Sociedad Digital Inclusiva y Equitativa

Abstract

Through this thesis we aim to support an Illichian convivial relationship for an inclusive and equitable digital society, taking as a starting point the change in the ethos of society: from a Promethean ethos to an Epimethean ethos. Hence, initially a description and analysis of the different versions of the myth of Prometheus in both antiquity and modernity is carried out. Through this thesis, the positive impact that the rebirth of the epimethean man could have will be shown in the formation of a society in which other values prevail (solidarity, cooperation, empathy, fraternity, etc.) other than those that predominate today (egoism, individualism, greed, pride, etc.). The positive aspects derived from assuming an epimethean ethos will be taken up, which will contribute to the digital society in which humanity is entering becoming inclusive and equitable, but not before having tried to found the Illichian coexistence relationship taking the ethical guidelines formulated as a central axis by Martín Buber in his book Me and You. Thus, to carry out the dissection of the epimethean human being, it is necessary to take a series of contrasting categories such as convivial relationship and industrial relationship, convivial society (epimethean society) and technocratic society (promethean society), epimethean ethos and promethean ethos, which, Although they may appear to us as antagonistic at first glance, they are not, because through them we can achieve complementarity and the unity of the multiple. The anthropological, ethical, ontological and philosophy of technology aspects that come together here constitute the foundations under which it is feasible to build a philosophy of education whose epicenter is the passage from a Promethean ethos to an Epimethean ethos.