Below is a feature overview of this work, which explores how modern power operates through affective "immersion" rather than simple external coercion.
Building on Gilbert Simondon, Mühlhoff critially examines how modern power views the living subject as an entity to be optimized within a complex feedback system. Practical Application: "Immersion at Work" Immersive Macht. Affekttheorie nach Spinoza und...
The book synthesizes two major philosophical frameworks to explain how subjects are "captured" by their surroundings: Below is a feature overview of this work,
These are local constellations—such as a modern "agile" office or a social media platform—where the physical, technological, and social elements are designed to "lure" individuals into specific modes of feeling and acting. In these environments, individuals are not just passive
Provides the sociopolitical framework through concepts like governmentality and the dispositif . Mühlhoff uses Foucault to show how these affective interactions are strategically organized into "affective arrangements". Key Concepts
For deeper academic context, you can find further discussion of these concepts on Rainer Mühlhoff's official website or via the Affective Societies research center .
In these environments, individuals are not just passive recipients; they are "modulated" by the group. Their thinking and feeling are subtly shaped through constant micro-interactions.