The Rebellion of Technical Objects and the Simulacrum

Abstract

The objective of this article is to carry out an analysis of the relationship of man with technical objects and simulation from the concept of simulation of the French philosopher Jean Baudrillard, the work The War of the Worlds of the British writer H.G Wells and finally the appreciation of the philosopher Gilbert Simondon on technique. To do this, in the first section, we will return to the relationship of the human being with technical objects based on the utilitarian nature of the machine and the relationship of subordination that it maintains with the subject, taking Wells's science fiction novel as an example to look at the adaptation from the body to the use of human creations themselves. In the second section, the relationship between technique and human identity is considered through Baudrillard's diagnosis of 20th century societies in which virtuality becomes more real than reality. Finally, in the third section, Simondon's ideas regarding the relationship between technique and culture are recovered in order to seek a reconsideration of the dignity of technical objects for man, thus showing the human side of technique.