Digital networks: between specification and transindividual in the philosophy of Gilbert Simondon.

In this paper, an attempt is made to use the theoretical propositions of the French philosopher Gilbert Simondon to investigate the theory of digital networks at the intersection of the concept of "concretization" (as the process of embodying abstract structures in material practices) and the concept of "transindividual" (a collective dimension that goes beyond the individual). This allows for a new perspective on modern digital technologies and society. Furthermore, the article asserts that by developing the theory of technicality as a way of human existence alongside religion, science, and art, the evolution of technicality reaches its culmination precisely in digital networks, through which the world itself becomes not only networked but also technosocial. In this case, digital networks are not only a result of concretization, akin to the formation of a crystal, but are rather similar to a technical ensemble, a deeply interconnected technological and social formation. The research employed general scientific methods, among which the descriptive method, dialectical method, as well as methods of analysis, observation, and synthesis are highlighted. It should be emphasized that this work is research-oriented and aims to conceptualize the digital network as a unique technosocial object that is in constant evolutionary development. In this regard, the work proposes three key cognitive structures for studying digital networks: the process of concretization, a triadic model that unites elements, people, and technical ensembles, and an analysis of technicality that traces the evolution from the initial rupture of magical unity to the role of elements within digital networks as supports for transindividual relationships. Additionally, it is worth noting that very recently, the concept of transindividuality has become a central analytic for studying interactions between big data, algorithmic systems, and digital platforms within network infrastructures. The aim of this work is to deepen contemporary interpretations of transindividuality by proposing two directions for research: first, the application of Simondon's logic to the study of the concept of the digital network, and second, a deeper examination of the role of transindividuality in modern digital networks.

being, digital networks, metastability, hylomorphic scheme, concretization, transindividual, transduction, disparity, digital identity, singularity