Mmmm? Stelarc¹s position is probably somewhat more sophisticated (and anarchic) than this writer indicates. However, I agree there is something inherently dualist in his thinking. I would not propose that this is Christian but refers to earlier lines of thinking (Plato) that influenced early Church thought (the Scholastics) and continues to be congruent with a lot of mainstream science. Mind you (no pun intended), many scientists are now engaging a less dualistic frame for their research. Andy Clark and Daniel Dennett write on this.
Regards Simon On 24/11/08 16:29, "marc garrett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Simon, > > Just before you sent this - I was reading this article regarding Stelarc... > > > "Australian artist Stelarc refers to himself as a 'post-human engineer' > also used the human body in his work. His work was a lot more > technologically focused than Orlan's - which was largly cosmetic. > Stelarc was highly concerned about our physical relationship with modern > technology - he thought that perhaps technology is moving too fast and > we are getting left behind. To Stelarc, machines are becoming more > useful than we are, and are beginning to possess better capabilities, to > which we are able to compare. Stelarc's projects mean that his body > movements have become involuntary, and he no longer has control over > what movements his body makes. Stelarc's reinvention of the body for > what he refers to as 'post plannatory environments' - a Matrix - like > idea - show that he believes that our natural form is simply not enough > to survive on 'Planet one' in the future, as technology is advancing at > such high-speed. Stelarc does not refer to his body as his own - this > distansiation with his own body could distinguish him as a Christian > artist (independance of soul) - However Stelac strongly denies this > claim. Stelarc states that his overall aim is for humans to have the > ability to live without a physical form. He sees the body as a support > mechanism for conciousness, and is not necessarily needed for human > survival. He believes that conciousness can be captured in a > technological form / platform, which would remove us from our current > physical restraints." > > http://louise-ruddick.blog.co.uk/2008/01/14/the_post_human_technological~35781 > 68 > >> > Check out Stelarc¹s take on this >> > >> > http://thinkinghead.edu.au/ >> > >> > Regards >> > >> > Simon >> > >> > >> > On 24/11/08 16:01, "marc garrett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> > >>> >> Scientists add emotions to robotic head. >>> >> >>> >> Claiming that service-class robots will one day be pervasive, >>> >> researchers at the University of the West of England's Bristol Robotics >>> >> Laboratory (BRL) have begun investigating ways to make robots seem more >>> >> human. >>> >> >>> >> Just as PCs are now common in households, workplaces, and parts of our >>> >> environment, BRL expects "service-class" robotic devices to become "a >>> >> pervasive element of our future society." This will represent a "huge >>> >> opportunity for life enhancement and commercial exploitation," the lab >>> adds. >>> >> >>> >> Typical occupations for tomorrow's robotic underlings are expected to >>> >> include: >>> >> >>> >> * Aids for the elderly >>> >> * Domestic servants >>> >> * Tour guides >>> >> * Hotel porters >>> >> * Non beer-drinking "assistants" on construction sites >>> >> * Leisure/gaming robots >>> >> * Numerous military roles >>> >> * "...and so on" >>> >> >>> >> Since service-class robots will occupy environments that contain people, >>> >> there's a fundamental need for them to interact in an easy and natural >>> >> manner with their human companions, BRL notes. >>> >> >>> >> more... >>> >> http://www.deviceguru.com/scientists-add-emotions-to-robotic-head/ >>> >> _______________________________________________ >>> >> NetBehaviour mailing list >>> >> [email protected] >>> >> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >>> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > Simon Biggs >> > Research Professor >> > edinburgh college of art >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > www.eca.ac.uk >> > www.eca.ac.uk/circle/ >> > >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > www.littlepig.org.uk >> > AIM/Skype: simonbiggsuk >> > >> > >> > Edinburgh College of Art (eca) is a charity registered in Scotland, number >> SC009201 >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > NetBehaviour mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour Simon Biggs Research Professor edinburgh college of art [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.eca.ac.uk www.eca.ac.uk/circle/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.littlepig.org.uk AIM/Skype: simonbiggsuk Edinburgh College of Art (eca) is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC009201
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