Mind invasion — From individuals to nations

Authors

  • Achim Stephan Osnabrück University
  • Sven Walter Osnabrück University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4454/philinq.v13i1.529

Keywords:

colorism, deepfakes, echo chambers, mind invasion, Onlife environments

Abstract

This paper details different ways in which people’s affective life, and in consequence, their behavior is negatively influenced by how others—from individuals to nations—have structured the environment, i.e., different facets of what Jan Slaby has called “mind invasion.” We start by introducing key ideas and concepts from the debate about situated affectivity relevant for the subsequent discussion. The main part explores a wide variety of settings in which people’s minds are invaded, from rather localized offline interactions between two individuals over online interactions and Onlifeenvironments where real world interactions between some people merge with online activities to mind invasions at a national or even worldwide level.

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Published

2025-07-23

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 1 (2025)

Section

Focus

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