I am selfie, therefore I am present

The book "I Selfie Therefore I Am" by the French philosopher and psychologist Elza Godar is considered one of the most important global books that scientifically and psychologically explore the danger of the smartphone and the image of the selfie. The book discusses the imaginary world in general, including the process of self-photography (selfie), or photographing the external world. The phenomenon of the selfie has caught the attention of many over the past years, in an attempt to contemplate, understand, and grasp its implications. Godar says about her book that "it is my way as a philosopher, psychologist, woman, and mother, of resisting the barbarism of a world I no longer feel comfortable in. It is my proposal for giving this world meaning." Godar rings the alarm in her book, stating: it has become necessary to understand the "selfie phenomenon" and place it within a comprehensive thinking about what is being devised in the virtual space that continues to evolve. The selfie, through its various trivial manifestations, has become a symbol of a society in the midst of its transformations, a society led by youth thanks to their mastery of new technology. The choice of the author, Elza Godar, to title her book "I Selfie Therefore I Am" as a replacement for the fundamental phrase in the history of philosophy, "I think therefore I am" by the French philosopher René Descartes, indicates that the selfie has reached a very significant stage: it is an expression of a new vision that cannot be ignored in the future. It also signals the birth of a self that must be constantly recreated as a prerequisite for a new revolution. It should also be noted that the introduction written by the translator of the book — who is well known for selecting the most important books published each year, a professor of semiotics at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Mohammed V University in Rabat/Morocco, and the responsible director of the specialized journal "Signs" in semiotic studies — Dr. Saeed Benkrad, is no less valuable than the book itself. Book "I Selfie Therefore I Am" Elza Godar