A PERSPECTIVE ON THE RE-ENCHANTED WORLD THROUGH WEBER'S CONCEPTS

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A PERSPECTIVE ON THE RE-ENCHANTED WORLD THROUGH WEBER'S CONCEPTS

Yazarlar:

Kübra Arslan

Yayıncı:

Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Ana Başlıklar:

Bilim ve Teknoloji Sosyolojisi ve Sosyal Bilimler

Dergi:

HUMANITAS - Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 26, pp.49-72

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001360386

pISSN:

2147-088X

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Özet:

 This study reinterprets Max Webers 2012 concept of the disenchantment of the world in light of current technological advancements and examines the impact of new technologies on social transformation. Weber 2012 argued that during the modernization process, science and rational thought replaced religious and mystical ideas, resulting in the disenchantment of the world. However, todays new technological developments, such as artificial intelligence, digitalization, big data, and biotechnology, not only reinforce this disenchantment process but also create a new process of enchantment. Accordingly, the aim of this study is to examine the disenchantment and re-enchantment processes created by new technologies in modern society from a sociological perspective. In particular, by focusing on Webers 2012 concepts of rationalization and types of authority, we will analyze how technology transforms individuals daily lives, their physical and mental integrity, and their social reality, and how technological elites establish their social authority. This discussion, based on literature and conducted from a sociological perspective within the framework of Webers concepts, emphasizes that technological advances cannot be understood solely through analyses based on empirical data. It concludes that for technological developments to more comprehensively explain social dynamics and individual lives and to address certain questions, the insights provided by social sciences must be integrated into these processes. It provides a unique opportunity to connect recent technological developments to the concepts of both disenchantment and re-enchantment.

 This study reinterprets Max Webers 2012 concept of the disenchantment of the world in light of current technological advancements and examines the impact of new technologies on social transformation. Weber 2012 argued that during the modernization process, science and rational thought replaced religious and mystical ideas, resulting in the disenchantment of the world. However, todays new technological developments, such as artificial intelligence, digitalization, big data, and biotechnology, not only reinforce this disenchantment process but also create a new process of enchantment. Accordingly, the aim of this study is to examine the disenchantment and re-enchantment processes created by new technologies in modern society from a sociological perspective. In particular, by focusing on Webers 2012 concepts of rationalization and types of authority, we will analyze how technology transforms individuals daily lives, their physical and mental integrity, and their social reality, and how technological elites establish their social authority. This discussion, based on literature and conducted from a sociological perspective within the framework of Webers concepts, emphasizes that technological advances cannot be understood solely through analyses based on empirical data. It concludes that for technological developments to more comprehensively explain social dynamics and individual lives and to address certain questions, the insights provided by social sciences must be integrated into these processes. It provides a unique opportunity to connect recent technological developments to the concepts of both disenchantment and re-enchantment.

 This study reinterprets Max Webers 2012 concept of the disenchantment of the world in light of current technological advancements and examines the impact of new technologies on social transformation. Weber 2012 argued that during the modernization process, science and rational thought replaced religious and mystical ideas, resulting in the disenchantment of the world. However, todays new technological developments, such as artificial intelligence, digitalization, big data, and biotechnology, not only reinforce this disenchantment process but also create a new process of enchantment. Accordingly, the aim of this study is to examine the disenchantment and re-enchantment processes created by new technologies in modern society from a sociological perspective. In particular, by focusing on Webers 2012 concepts of rationalization and types of authority, we will analyze how technology transforms individuals daily lives, their physical and mental integrity, and their social reality, and how technological elites establish their social authority. This discussion, based on literature and conducted from a sociological perspective within the framework of Webers concepts, emphasizes that technological advances cannot be understood solely through analyses based on empirical data. It concludes that for technological developments to more comprehensively explain social dynamics and individual lives and to address certain questions, the insights provided by social sciences must be integrated into these processes. It provides a unique opportunity to connect recent technological developments to the concepts of both disenchantment and re-enchantment.

 Bu çalışma, Max Weberin 2012 dünyanın büyüsünün bozulması kavramını kerteriz alarak günümüz teknolojik gelişmeleri ışığında yeniden yorumlayıp yeni teknolojilerin toplumsal dönüşüm üzerindeki etkilerini incelemektedir. Weber 2012, modernleşme sürecinde bilim ve rasyonel düşüncenin, dini ve mistik düşüncelerin yerini aldığını ve bunun sonucunda dünyanın büyüsünün bozulduğunu savunmuştur. Ancak günümüzün yapay zekâ, dijitalleşme, büyük veri ve biyoteknoloji gibi yeni teknolojik gelişmeleri bu büyü bozumu sürecini pekiştirdiği gibi aynı zamanda yeni bir büyüleme süreci de yaratmaktadır. Bu doğrultuda çalışmanın amacı, yeni teknolojilerin modern toplumda yarattığı büyü bozumu ve yeniden büyüleme süreçlerini sosyolojik bir bakış açısıyla incelemektir. Özellikle Weberin 2012 rasyonelleşme ve otorite tipleri gibi kavramları üzerinden teknolojinin bireylerin gündelik yaşamını, bedensel ve zihinsel bütünlüğünü, toplumsal gerçekliğini nasıl dönüştürdüğü, teknoloji elitlerinin toplumsal otoritelerini nasıl kurdukları analiz edilecektir. Literatüre dayalı olarak sosyolojik bir bakış açısıyla Weberin kavramları çerçevesinde yapılan bu tartışma, teknolojik ilerlemelerin yalnızca ampirik verilere dayalı analizlerle anlaşılamayacağını vurgulamaktadır. Teknolojik gelişmelerin toplumsal dinamikleri ve bireylerin yaşamını daha kapsamlı bir şekilde açıklayabilmesi ve kimi sorunlara yanıt olabilmesi için sosyal bilimlerin sağladığı içgörülerin bu süreçlere entegre edilmesi gerektiği sonucuna varılmakta ve son dönemdeki teknolojik gelişmeleri hem büyü bozumu hem de yeniden büyülenme kavramıyla ilişkilendirmek anlamında bir özgünlük sağlamaktadır.

Makale detayları

A PERSPECTIVE ON THE RE-ENCHANTED WORLD THROUGH WEBER'S CONCEPTS

Yazarlar:

Kübra Arslan

Yayıncı:

Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Ana Başlıklar:

Bilim ve Teknoloji Sosyolojisi ve Sosyal Bilimler

Dergi:

HUMANITAS - Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 26, pp.49-72

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001360386

pISSN:

2147-088X

Disenchantment

Technology elites

Authority

Artificial intelligence

Re-enchantment.Büyü bozumu

Teknoloji elitleri

Otorite

Yapay zekâ

Yeniden büyüleme.

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Kübra Arslan

Yayıncı: Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Ana Başlıklar: Bilim ve Teknoloji Sosyolojisi ve Sosyal Bilimler

Dergi: HUMANITAS - Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 26, pp.49-72

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 10/2025

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001360386

pISSN: 2147-088X

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Kübra Arslan

Yayıncı:

Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Ana Başlıklar:

Bilim ve Teknoloji Sosyolojisi ve Sosyal Bilimler

Dergi:

HUMANITAS - Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 26, pp.49-72

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001360386

pISSN:

2147-088X