Building on Strauss’s 'three waves' (Machiavelli, Rousseau, Nietzsche), the author argues a fourth wave is underway, driven not by philosophers or universities but by the internet and advanced technology. This phase reorganizes political regimes and risks dehumanizing control by enabling the 'conquest of human nature.'
— It reframes current tech governance and institutional upheaval as a civilizational shift, demanding philosophical as well as policy responses.
Dominic Cummings
2025.04.30
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The article states: 'A fourth wave of modernisation has begun, not driven by traditional philosophers or the universities but mainly by the internet and technology.'
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