Non-Beings - The Overthrow of Everyday Life

Today, we are in a transitional phase from an age of things to an age of non-things. It is not things, but information that now defines our life world. We no longer dwell on earth and in the sky, but in Google Earth and the Cloud. The world is becoming increasingly elusive, nebulous, and ghostly. Nothing is tangible or comprehensible.

The age of things is ending. Yet, the code of the terrestrial order is the thing; it is what provides a stable environment for human settlement. Today, however, the earthly order has been replaced by the digital order. We are now surrounded by non-things that diminish our attention, that is, informational distractions.

The digital order, by equipping the world with information, makes it less concrete. It destroys memories and touches. Along with things, memories also disappear. Today, instead of keeping a record of memories, we accumulate data and information. Consequently, we live in the eternal winter of forgetting and loss.

Without encountering the other, we accumulate friends and followers. Thus, information evolves into a way of life without stability or continuity.

One of today's most renowned cultural theorists, Byung-Chul Han, examines the transformation caused by the internet, smartphones, and artificial intelligence. In a world where our connection to objects has been severed, what kind of future are we building?

Product Specifications

• Author: Byung-Chul Han
• Translator: Enes Özel
• Publisher: Ketebe
• Subtitle: The Upheaval of Everyday Life
• First Publication Date: October 2025
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Genre: Theory
• Page Count: 112
• Dimensions: 13.5 x 21 cm
• Cover: American Binding Bristol Cover
• Binding: Paperback
• Paper: Book Paper
• ISBN: 978-625-5695-23-9