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SzymonWróbel
TheConceptofTechnocracy
Inthissituation,itmightbenecessarytorethinktheveryconceptof
technocracy.Perhapsitshouldnotbeconcernedwiththegrowth
ofinformationnoreventhefearsoftechnology,norshoulditcon-
demnnorworshipitbyengaginginitstotalcriticismoritsuncondi-
tionalapology.Aboveall,itshouldperhapsaddressthequestionof
whatpoliticalformisusheredinthetimeofbio-techno-capitalism.
Or,betteryet,itshouldaddresstheveryconsequenceofmergingthe
threeterms,namely,thatofutime”,utechnique”,andudemocracy”
(upolitics”).Giventheaboveconcerns,itmightbeworthwhileto
rethinktheveryconceptofutechnocracy”foritmightrenderthe
termutechnocracy”competitivetowardsthetermutechno-utopia”.
Whatisutechnocracy”?Isitaformofgovernment?Isitapolit-
icalsystem?Istechnocracyapoliticalorganizationatall?Should
technocracybeincludedinsomeotherformsofgovernment,suchas
democracy,aristocracy,monarchy,arepublic,ordespotia?Istechnoc-
racy,inMaxWeber’sterminology,theupureform”ofthelegalpower
opposingcharismaticortraditionalpower?Whatisthemandateof
technocracytopower?Arewelivingtodaynotsomuchincamps,
oligarchies,ordemocracies,aswearelivingintechnocracies,and
themodernformofdigitalcapitalismhastakentheformofimperi-
oustechno-capitalism?Whatistechno-capitalismdoingtous?And
wouldthefactoflifeinthedigitalageexplainthekeypositionof
technologyinourmodernthinking?
InBookIIIoftheLawsPlatodevoteshimselftoasystematic
inventoryofthequalifications–axiomata–forruling,alongwith
certaincorrelativequalificationsforbeingruled.Outoftheseven
heretains,fouraretraditionalqualificationsofauthoritybasedon
anaturaldilerence;thatis,thedilerenceinbirth.Tosequalified
torulearethoseubornbefore”orubornotherwise”.Tisgroundsthe
powerofparentsoverchildren,oldoveryoung,mastersoverslaves,
andnoblesoverserfs.Tefifthqualificationisintroducedasthe
principalprinciplethatsummarizesallofthenaturaldilerences.
Itisthepowerofthosewithasuperiornature,ofthestrongoverthe
weak–apowerthathastheunfortunatequality,discussedatlength
intheGorgias,ofbeingindeterminate.Tesixthqualification,then,
givestheonlydilerencethatcountsforPlato;namely,thepowerof
