اقتدار الگوریتمیک و واگرایی از تفکر تاریخی: پیامدهای شناختی و تمدنی یک گسست ساختاری

نوع مقاله : پژوهشی

نویسندگان

1 دانشجوی دکتری، گروه مبانی نظری اسلام، دانشکدۀ معارف و اندیشۀ اسلامی، دانشگاه تهران، تهران، ایران.

2 دانشیار، گروه تاریخ، تمدن و انقلاب اسلامی، دانشکدۀ معارف و اندیشۀ اسلامی، دانشگاه تهران، تهران، ایران.

10.22059/jhic.2026.403646.654608

چکیده

در عصر دیجیتال «اقتدار الگوریتمیک» به عنوان یک ساختار قدرتمند، نیروی واسطه و حاکم بر اکوسیستم‌های دانش ظهور کرده است. این مقاله به تحلیل چالشی بنیادین می‌پردازد: تضاد ساختاری میان منطق عملیاتی سیستم‌های اطلاعاتی الگوریتمیک و الزامات شناختی «تفکر تاریخی». تفکر تاریخی، به عنوان یک صلاحیت شناختی حیاتی برای قضاوت انتقادی، خودمختاری شناختی و تداوم آگاهی تمدنی، بر اصولی چون تحلیل زمینه‌مند، راستی‌آزمایی منابع، تصدیق متقابل، و درک علیت چندعاملی استوار است. مسئلۀ اصلی این پژوهش آن است که چگونه منطق‌های ذاتی سیستم‌های الگوریتمیک، شامل بهینه‌سازی تعامل، شخصی‌سازی، ابهام محاسباتی و ساختارهای زمینه‌زدا به‌طور نظام‌مند این اصول شناختی را تضعیف و خنثی می‌کنند. این پژوهش با اتخاذ رویکردی تحلیلی - مفهومی و از طریق سنتز انتقادی ادبیات میان‌رشته‌ای، به تبیین این برخورد می‌پردازد. یافتۀ کلیدی مقاله این است که فرسایش تفکر تاریخی، نه یک نقص در سواد رسانه‌ای فردی، بلکه یک پیامد ساختاری جبری از تلاقی آشتی‌ناپذیر این دو منطق است که در آن عاملیت شناختی انسان در برابر ساختارهای تکنولوژیک به چالش کشیده می‌شود. این فرسایش با تضعیف خودمختاری فرد در سپهر عمومی، درنهایت، «آگاهی تمدنی» را که بر حافظۀ جمعی انتقادی بنا شده است به بحران می‌کشاند.

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عنوان مقاله [English]

Algorithmic Authority and the Divergence of Historical Thinking: Cognitive and Civilizational Consequences of a Structural Rupture

نویسندگان [English]

  • marzeea timoryi 1
  • ramezan rezaiee 2
1 PhD Student, Department of Theoretical foundations of Islam, Faculty of Islamic Thought and Studies, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Department of History, Civilization and Islamic Revolution, Faculty of Islamic Thought and Studies, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
چکیده [English]

In the digital age, "Algorithmic Authority" has emerged as the dominant mediating force governing knowledge ecosystems. This article analyzes a fundamental challenge: "The structural antagonism between the operational logic of algorithmic information systems and the cognitive requirements of "Historical Thinking." Defined as a critical competence essential for sound judgment, cognitive autonomy, and the continuity of civilizational awareness, historical thinking relies on principles such as contextual analysis, source verification, corroboration, and the comprehension of multi-causal complexity. This research tackles the central problem of how the inherent logics of algorithmic systems, including engagement optimization, personalization, computational opacity, and decontextualizing structures, systematically undermine and neutralize these cognitive principles. Adopting a conceptual-analytical approach and drawing upon a critical synthesis of interdisciplinary literature, this study elucidates this collision. The key finding asserts that the erosion of historical thinking does not simply reflect a deficit in individual media literacy. Instead, it results as a structural and inevitable consequence of the irreconcilable conflict between these two logics. By subverting individual autonomy in the public sphere, this erosion ultimately precipitates a crisis in "Civilizational Awareness," which underpins a critical collective memory.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • Algorithmic Authority
  • Historical Thinking
  • Cognitive Autonomy
  • Civilizational Awareness
  • Digital Epistemology
  • Information Ecosystem
  • Surveillance Capitalism
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