@book{2022:weberstein:the_politi, title = {The Politics of Digital Pharmacology}, year = {2022}, note = {Digitization is transforming our world economically, culturally, and psychologically. The influx of new forms of communication, networking, and business opportunities, as well as new types of distraction, self-observation, and control into our societies represents an epochal challenge. Following Bernard Stiegler's concept of pharmacology, Felix Heidenreich and Florian Weber-Stein propose to view these new forms as digital pharmaka. Properly dosed, they can enable new self-relationships and forms of sociality; in the case of overdose, however, there is a risk of intoxication.In this essay, Felix Heidenreich, Florian Weber-Stein, and, in a detailed interview, Bernard Stiegler analyze this complex change in our world and develop new skills to use digital pharmaka.}, edition = {1}, publisher = {transcript}, address = {Bielefeld}, series = {Edition Politik}, volume = {135}, author = {Weber-Stein, Florian and Heidenreich, Felix} }