The Human/Machine Humanities: A Proposal
What does it mean to be human in the 21st century? The pull of engineering on every aspect of our lives, the impact of machines on how we represent ourselves, the influence of computers on our understanding of free-will, individuality and species, and the effect of microorganisms on our behaviour ar...
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doaj-81d8b24c8bd84526882996300d7729c02020-11-25T00:49:19ZengMDPI AGHumanities2076-07872016-03-01511710.3390/h5010017h5010017The Human/Machine Humanities: A ProposalOllivier Dyens0Département de langue et littérature françaises, McGill University, 845 Rue Sherbrooke W, Montréal, QC H3A 0G4, CanadaWhat does it mean to be human in the 21st century? The pull of engineering on every aspect of our lives, the impact of machines on how we represent ourselves, the influence of computers on our understanding of free-will, individuality and species, and the effect of microorganisms on our behaviour are so great that one cannot discourse on humanity and humanities without considering their entanglement with technology and with the multiple new dimensions of reality that it opens up. The future of humanities should take into account AI, bacteria, software, viruses (both organic and inorganic), hardware, machine language, parasites, big data, monitors, pixels, swarms systems and the Internet. One cannot think of humanity and humanities as distinct from technology anymore.http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/5/1/17technologyartificial intelligencehumanityhumanitiesbig dataparasitesvirusbacteria |
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What does it mean to be human in the 21st century? The pull of engineering on every aspect of our lives, the impact of machines on how we represent ourselves, the influence of computers on our understanding of free-will, individuality and species, and the effect of microorganisms on our behaviour are so great that one cannot discourse on humanity and humanities without considering their entanglement with technology and with the multiple new dimensions of reality that it opens up. The future of humanities should take into account AI, bacteria, software, viruses (both organic and inorganic), hardware, machine language, parasites, big data, monitors, pixels, swarms systems and the Internet. One cannot think of humanity and humanities as distinct from technology anymore. |
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