Abstract

The article examines the trend toward reconceptualizing the subject in post-non-classical philosophy and analyzes how the problem of responsibility transforms within contemporary human–machine interaction. Reconceptualizing the subject involves conceptually rethinking the classical philosophical subject while accounting for critiques advanced by the deconceptualization project. The authors identify three stages of conceptual engagement with the subject: classical conceptualization undertaken by early modern philosophy; the deconceptualization project pursued by non-classical philosophy; and the contemporary reconceptualization project, which the authors situate within post-non-classical philosophy. The problem of responsibility emerges as one of the most critical junctures in the transition from deconceptualization to reconceptualization. The deconceptualization project attempted to replace the classical subject with external objective forces that systematically influence and ultimately strip it of agency. This has prompted efforts to rethink both the deconceptualization project and the subject itself, manifesting as a refusal to refuse the subject. The authors propose the concept of reassembling the subject, whereby the subject emerges as an agent capable of autonomous action through a complex process of ontogenetic and phylogenetic development alongside the internalization of various components. Through reassembling, the subject retains responsibility for its actions because, despite lacking a fixed center or “natural” essence, it remains capable of self-reprogramming and autonomous agency. Particular attention is given to actualizing the subject reassembling project within human–machine interaction. The development of artificial intelligence systems generates a complexity continuum wherein the traditional subject–object dichotomy gives way to a dynamic network of distributed subjectivity (agency). The concept of the subjective membrane describes the selective permeability of subjective boundaries, allowing for the integration of technical elements without sacrificing the subject’s capacities for reflection and responsibility. The authors discuss the problem of delegating responsibility to technical systems and establishing ethically permissible boundaries for constructing technosubjectivity. The reconceptualization project not only rehabilitates the concept of responsibility but expands its scope, shifting it from individual morality to systemic architectural ethics.