Günther Anderss prolific philosophy of technology is undergoing a major revival but has never been translated into English.Prometheanism mobilises Anderss pragmatic thought and current trends in critical theory to rethink the constellations of power that are configuring themselves around our increasingly smart machines.

The book offers a comprehensive introduction to Anderss philosophy of technology with an annotated translation of his visionary essay On Promethean Shame, part ofThe Obsolescence of Human Beings 1published in 1956.The essay analyses feelings of curtailment, obsolescence and solitude that become manifest whilst we interact with machines. When technological solutions begin to make humans look embarrassingly limited and flawed, new emotional vulnerabilities are exposed. These need to be thought, because our wavering confidence leaves us unprotected in an ever more (un)transparent, connected yet fractured world.

Christopher John Müller is an Honorary Research Associate of the School of English, Communication and Philosophy at Cardiff University and an Associate Teacher at the University of Bristol. His recent publications include Desert Ethics: Technology and the Question of Evil in Günther Anders and Jacques Derrida, Parallax (2015), 21 (1): 42-57 and Style and Arrogance: The Ethics of Heideggers Style, Style in Theory: Between Literature and Philosophy, ed. Ivan Callus, Gloria Lauri-Lucente, James Corby (Continuum, 2013), pp. 141-162. His work draws on Literature, Philosophy and Critical Theory to address the manner in which technological and linguistic structures shape human perception, agency and interaction.

Acknowledgments/ Introduction: Thinking Finitude, Digital Technology and Human Obsolescence with Günther Anders / Part I: On Promethean Shame/ Preface to the Translation of On Promethean Shame/On Promethean Shame (by Günther Anders)/PART II: Utopia Inverted - Günther Anders in the Digital Age/1. Better than Human: Promethean Shame and the (Trans)humanist Project/2. The Punishment of Prometheus/Part III: Anaesthetic Lives: Joyful Surrender to Painful Obsolescence/3. The Unsalaried Masses: Working toward a World without Us/ 4. Invisible Monsters: Your Smartphone is an Atom Bomb/ Bibliography/Index