Bruno Zeller, Ph.D., is a Professor and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia. He has published monographs and articles on transnational legal issues.Mirella Atherton, Ph.D., is an academic at the University of Newcastle, Australia. While lecturing and researching she specialises in Banking and Finance Law and has a special interest in personal data.

• ForewordAcknowledgementsPart 1The Legal Theories1 Introduction1 Drivers of Change2 The Communication Dilemma3 The Effects of Elites4 A Look Back into History5 The Digital Environment6 The Attention Economy7 What Next?2 Lessons from History1 Introduction2 Historical Developments of Societal Theories3 Hegel and the Social Order4 Marx, Fetishism and the Notion of Justice5 Fetishism of Commodities6 The Concept of Justice7 Conclusion3 The Drivers of Instability1 Introduction2 Social Well-Being3 The Wealth Pump4 Overproduction of Degrees5 The Ruling Class6 State Breakdowns7 Conclusion4 The New World Order1 Introduction2 The Economic Background3 The End of Globalisation4 The Economy and the Principle of Justice5 The Digital Revolution6 ConclusionPart 2Transformation of Society5 The Social Construction of Reality1 Introduction2 Social Construction3 Institutionalisation3.1 Reification3.2 Origin of Institutionalisation4 Constructivism4.1 The Social Construction of Reality4.2 Reality5 The Contribution6 Conclusion6 Rawls Liberal Political Theory1 Introduction1.1 Rawls Theory of Justice2 Rawls Theory of Justice3 The Social Sphere4 Nussbaum Analysis of Rawls5 Friedman’s Freedom6 Critical Analysis by Other Philosophers7 ConclusionPart 3Preserving Individual Identity7 The Digital Social World1 Introduction2 The Social World3 Online Social Networks4 The Social World and Legislation5 Democracy6 Stratification and Knowledge Distribution7 Conclusion8 Justice and ai1 European Union ai Legislation1.1 Ethical Considerations2 The Sociotechnical System3 Habitualisation4 The Fairness Loophole5 ai Accuracy6 False Information7 Artificial Intelligence Moral Control Problems8 ConclusionPart 4The Balance of Power9 Power Structures1 Introduction2 The Construction and Constitution of Power3 Education and the Digital Divide4 The Power of Education4.1 The Process of Education5 Educational Reform6 Soft Power, Constraints and Forces7 Shaping Realities through Social Constructionism7.1 Bourdieu, Berger and Luckmann, and the Social Constructivism8 Constructivism in International Relations9 Conclusion10 The Fading Line between Humans and Machines1 Introduction2 Looking Backwards3 Back to the Future4 The Question of Transhumanism5 Transhumanism in Education6 The Legal Aspect of a Person7 Autonomous ai or the Non-biological Machine8 Conclusion11 Conclusions1 The Digital Revolution2 Extrinsic and Intrinsic Adherence to Rawls3 Economic Interests4 The Legal InputIndex

Bruno Zeller, Ph.D., is a Professor and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia. He has published monographs and articles on transnational legal issues.Mirella Atherton, Ph.D., is an academic at the University of Newcastle, Australia. While lecturing and researching she specialises in Banking and Finance Law and has a special interest in personal data.

• ForewordAcknowledgementsPart 1The Legal Theories1 Introduction1 Drivers of Change2 The Communication Dilemma3 The Effects of Elites4 A Look Back into History5 The Digital Environment6 The Attention Economy7 What Next?2 Lessons from History1 Introduction2 Historical Developments of Societal Theories3 Hegel and the Social Order4 Marx, Fetishism and the Notion of Justice5 Fetishism of Commodities6 The Concept of Justice7 Conclusion3 The Drivers of Instability1 Introduction2 Social Well-Being3 The Wealth Pump4 Overproduction of Degrees5 The Ruling Class6 State Breakdowns7 Conclusion4 The New World Order1 Introduction2 The Economic Background3 The End of Globalisation4 The Economy and the Principle of Justice5 The Digital Revolution6 ConclusionPart 2Transformation of Society5 The Social Construction of Reality1 Introduction2 Social Construction3 Institutionalisation3.1 Reification3.2 Origin of Institutionalisation4 Constructivism4.1 The Social Construction of Reality4.2 Reality5 The Contribution6 Conclusion6 Rawls Liberal Political Theory1 Introduction1.1 Rawls Theory of Justice2 Rawls Theory of Justice3 The Social Sphere4 Nussbaum Analysis of Rawls5 Friedman’s Freedom6 Critical Analysis by Other Philosophers7 ConclusionPart 3Preserving Individual Identity7 The Digital Social World1 Introduction2 The Social World3 Online Social Networks4 The Social World and Legislation5 Democracy6 Stratification and Knowledge Distribution7 Conclusion8 Justice and ai1 European Union ai Legislation1.1 Ethical Considerations2 The Sociotechnical System3 Habitualisation4 The Fairness Loophole5 ai Accuracy6 False Information7 Artificial Intelligence Moral Control Problems8 ConclusionPart 4The Balance of Power9 Power Structures1 Introduction2 The Construction and Constitution of Power3 Education and the Digital Divide4 The Power of Education4.1 The Process of Education5 Educational Reform6 Soft Power, Constraints and Forces7 Shaping Realities through Social Constructionism7.1 Bourdieu, Berger and Luckmann, and the Social Constructivism8 Constructivism in International Relations9 Conclusion10 The Fading Line between Humans and Machines1 Introduction2 Looking Backwards3 Back to the Future4 The Question of Transhumanism5 Transhumanism in Education6 The Legal Aspect of a Person7 Autonomous ai or the Non-biological Machine8 Conclusion11 Conclusions1 The Digital Revolution2 Extrinsic and Intrinsic Adherence to Rawls3 Economic Interests4 The Legal InputIndex

Bruno Zeller, Ph.D., is a Professor and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia. He has published monographs and articles on transnational legal issues.Mirella Atherton, Ph.D., is an academic at the University of Newcastle, Australia. While lecturing and researching she specialises in Banking and Finance Law and has a special interest in personal data.

• ForewordAcknowledgementsPart 1The Legal Theories1 Introduction1 Drivers of Change2 The Communication Dilemma3 The Effects of Elites4 A Look Back into History5 The Digital Environment6 The Attention Economy7 What Next?2 Lessons from History1 Introduction2 Historical Developments of Societal Theories3 Hegel and the Social Order4 Marx, Fetishism and the Notion of Justice5 Fetishism of Commodities6 The Concept of Justice7 Conclusion3 The Drivers of Instability1 Introduction2 Social Well-Being3 The Wealth Pump4 Overproduction of Degrees5 The Ruling Class6 State Breakdowns7 Conclusion4 The New World Order1 Introduction2 The Economic Background3 The End of Globalisation4 The Economy and the Principle of Justice5 The Digital Revolution6 ConclusionPart 2Transformation of Society5 The Social Construction of Reality1 Introduction2 Social Construction3 Institutionalisation3.1 Reification3.2 Origin of Institutionalisation4 Constructivism4.1 The Social Construction of Reality4.2 Reality5 The Contribution6 Conclusion6 Rawls Liberal Political Theory1 Introduction1.1 Rawls Theory of Justice2 Rawls Theory of Justice3 The Social Sphere4 Nussbaum Analysis of Rawls5 Friedman’s Freedom6 Critical Analysis by Other Philosophers7 ConclusionPart 3Preserving Individual Identity7 The Digital Social World1 Introduction2 The Social World3 Online Social Networks4 The Social World and Legislation5 Democracy6 Stratification and Knowledge Distribution7 Conclusion8 Justice and ai1 European Union ai Legislation1.1 Ethical Considerations2 The Sociotechnical System3 Habitualisation4 The Fairness Loophole5 ai Accuracy6 False Information7 Artificial Intelligence Moral Control Problems8 ConclusionPart 4The Balance of Power9 Power Structures1 Introduction2 The Construction and Constitution of Power3 Education and the Digital Divide4 The Power of Education4.1 The Process of Education5 Educational Reform6 Soft Power, Constraints and Forces7 Shaping Realities through Social Constructionism7.1 Bourdieu, Berger and Luckmann, and the Social Constructivism8 Constructivism in International Relations9 Conclusion10 The Fading Line between Humans and Machines1 Introduction2 Looking Backwards3 Back to the Future4 The Question of Transhumanism5 Transhumanism in Education6 The Legal Aspect of a Person7 Autonomous ai or the Non-biological Machine8 Conclusion11 Conclusions1 The Digital Revolution2 Extrinsic and Intrinsic Adherence to Rawls3 Economic Interests4 The Legal InputIndex