Virtual humanism

Abstract

This article deals with the subject of humanism in present-day society. It explains the fundamental moments in which «the era of the image of the world» (Heidegger), was established, and it mentions the authors, especially Nietzsche, who criticized a certain type of society, centered on the State, which tends to cut back the dimensions of human life. The expression «virtual humanism» refers to a form of human relations that are based more on communication media than on real contact. In the end this article defends the necessity of a kind of education capable of awakening the experience of real life.