Noonomy as the Material Basis for a Prospective Humanitarian Model of Public Order

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

Unless I am mistaken, this essay is a detailed commentary on what appears to be the ideology of the World Economic Forum.

As such, it is a good summation. But I do not see anything new except, usual for academics, neologisms, noticeable "noonomy".

The indebtedness to Marx is obvious, but no reference is made to such until the very last section. So, expressions such as "false needs" are frequent in the essay, without helpful elaboration, such as distinguishing "wants" and "needs", for instance.

What I find curious is the absence of any reference to the political: is the Fourth Industrial Revolution to be accomplished spontaneously, or, beneath the "invisible hand" of such a massive change, will there have to be some conscious guiding force.

Lenin thought about this: should not the author(s)? The supposition of the paper is that the new means of production will automatically bring about a new mode of production, that humanity will spontaneously accommodate to the reality of the "noonomy".

Lenin postulated a dictatorship of the proletariate, what political form does the author see as emerging here? Will that political form be compatible with liberal values, such as liberty and the rule of law? Why or why not? If the revolution is envisioned as a global one, how will those resistant to it, like much of the Third World, be brought on board?

The place of fear (pandemics, environmental crises) seems to be the prime motive offered the public for such a massive change in their way of life. Do the philosopher kings of the Fourth Revolution give us any indication of what will happen to, say, constitutionalism or the rule of law?

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Reviewer 2 Report

It is an interesting article, I benefited greatly through the review process. I would like to suggest that more emphasis should highlight the burden of the postindustrial society on the unfortunate layer of the society/uneducated, proletarians, poor, and oppressed....If the 21 century postindustrial society going to take the lead, then what is the status of the unfortunate members of the society. you have touched upon that in the conclusion "leads to the unpleasant phenomena...I guess this need another article to continue the current one. Overall, it is a great well written and organized and thoughtful study.    

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