Being in the Era of Acceleration

Authors

Tomoaki D. Imamichi Social Science Department, LaGuardia Community College Environmental Psychology Sub-Program, The Graduate Center City University of New York, New York, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/irtp.v1i2.127761

Keywords:

Being, Acceleration, Anders, Technology, Hygge

Abstract

This paper explores “being” from an experiential and a physical/material perspective in the context of the era of acceleration. A focal point is the human relationship to technology and the environment, more specifically, this paper expands Ander’s concepts of Herstellungskraft (productive powers) and Vorstellungskraft (imaginative powers) of nuclear weapons and then applies this framework to our current crisis of environmental destruction. The paper also explores defining technologies as they relate to the dilemmas above, analogies of traveller and tourist, and the Danish concept of hygge (as both a tradition and as a response to acceleration).

Author Biography

Tomoaki D. Imamichi, Social Science Department, LaGuardia Community College Environmental Psychology Sub-Program, The Graduate Center City University of New York, New York, USA

Tomoaki D. Imamichi is Associate Professor of Psychology at LaGuardia Community College and The Graduate Center at the City University of New York. His research centres on environmental competence (how to deal with challenging tasks and environments), existential-phenomenological approaches, which include moving methodologies and epistemologies from running-with-a-stroller (2014) to walking-with-an-elderly (2019), and running on a treadmill (https://youtu.be/c5tupF0pTF4). He is also interested in multi-modal (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvZzwEpy6j1O2AN-bQdsdhw), multi-disciplinary, and multi-cultural approaches exploring multiple modes of being from a Critical Environmental Psychology perspective. Additional information can be found at https://lagcc-cuny.digication.com/tomo_imamichi/Welcome

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Published

2021-12-13

How to Cite

Imamichi, T. D. (2021). Being in the Era of Acceleration. International Review of Theoretical Psychologies, 1(2). https://doi.org/10.7146/irtp.v1i2.127761

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Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2021): Measured Lives - Theoretical Psychology in an Era of Acceleration.

Section

Phenomenology and theoretical psychology

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