Open AccessThe Influence of Technological Revolutions on the Evolution of the Ruling Machine Concept: The XIX Century
Author(s) -
С. В. Липень
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
istoriâ gosudarstva i prava
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1812-3805
DOI - 10.18572/1812-3805-2020-11-33-37
Subject(s) - politics , power (physics) , industrial revolution , technological change , technological system , sociology , political science , economic system , law , economics , engineering , computer science , artificial intelligence , physics , systems engineering , quantum mechanics
The idea of four industrial revolutions, popular in modern humanitarian knowledge, may well be given in political and legal treatment. At the same time, there are patterns between economic and social changes and evolution in the justification of political and legal institutions that formalize power relations within the concept of “machine of power”. Each of the industrial revolutions creates the technical capabilities and prerequisites for an increasingly diverse interpretations of power relations. It is necessary to bear in mind the risks, dangers to society and the individual, possible adverse consequences in the creation of more effective mechanisms for the exercise of political power. In accordance with the indicated chronological framework, changes in the understanding of statehood and power relations in connection with the first technological revolution are analyzed. The impact of the second, third and fourth technological revolutions on the evolution of the “power machine” concept will be discussed in the next article.