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Review of Christian Fuchs (2022). Digital Humanism: A Philosophy for 21st Century Digital Society

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Flisfeder, M. Review of Christian Fuchs (2022). Digital Humanism: A Philosophy for 21st Century Digital Society. Postdigit Sci Educ 6, 711–724 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42438-023-00434-4

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