New Barbarians at the Gate: The New Spirit Emerging in India

Authors: Angell, Ian; Ezer, Jonathan

Source: The Information Society, Volume 22, Number 3, July-August 2006 , pp. 165-176(12)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

We are on the cusp of a new social reality. The changes brought on by the information age are as far reaching as those of the industrial age. In such times of profound change, taken-for-granted assumptions from the previous age are no longer appropriate, and the opportunity surfaces for a society—previously on the periphery—to emerge. One element of Nietzsche's philosophy is the exaltation of the free man, the “New Barbarian,” who rejects the morality of the herd. We propose that a “New Barbarian” spirit is alive in India. While the West struggles to understand the information age using its outmoded ways of thinking, a subclass in India is defining this new era. However, the future will be contentious. Future conflicts will emerge that can be conceptualized as a clash between Old and New Barbarians.

Keywords: India; information age; information technology; Nietzsche

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01972240600677862

Affiliations: 1: Department of Information Systems, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom

Publication date: 2006-07-01

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