BEYOND HUMAN

2013

Technology strongly interacts with almost every facet of our lives. It has also come to interact with almost every facet of the natural world. It is this fundamental interdependence that creates the strong linkages between the studies of sustainable engineering, industrial ecology, and the more specific methodologies such as life cycle assessment. Furthermore, the integration of technology with social and environmental systems, a key aspect of sustainability creates another important dynamic. Technology as a human competence is undergoing a rapid, unprecedented and accelerating period of evolutionary growth, especially in the key foundational areas of nanotechnology, biotechnology, robotics, information and communications technology and applied cognitive science (6). It is this influence or impact of technology on man and society that has raised the critical question: Is man in control of technology or is technology in control of man? This has brought about a dialectics, which will ...

Synesis, 4, 2013

It goes without saying that the change we experience today, which is fuelled by a series of new technologies, differs from other profound changes that have defined our culture in the past. The current change affects our everyday lives, but the new tools it offers us can be seen as an extension of our senses, of our various modes of communication and, to a certain extent, of our brains (since the question about whether one regards machines as extensions of living organisms or living organisms as complex machines seems to be a topic of exploration as well). Nowadays, the proliferation of the fields of knowledge, the often vague distinction between art, technology and science, and the "immaterial" form of the new tech-nologies compel us to widen the field of our traditional research disciplines, and most crucially the field of ethics. The debate around the morality of technology has given rise to special moral categories -regarding for example the issues of responsibility, safety and risk -which had not been as important in premodern moral philosophy.

This one is an invited contribution to The Philosophers' Magazine, co-authored with Kyle McNease (published in: The Philosophers' Magazine 79 (2017): 74-78).

Techné, 2008

This essay examines Don Ihde's postphenomological philosophy of technology through the lens of philosophical anthropology, that sub-discipline of philosophy concerned with the nature and place of the human being. While Ihde's philosophical corpus and its reception in Postphenomenology: A Critical Companion to Ihde indicate rich resources for thinking about human nature, several themes receive too little attention in both, including the nature of the human being, the emergence of the posthuman, and the place of the human being in our contemporary pluriculture.

International Journal of Science, Technology and Society, 2020

The paper exposes the non-neutrality of modern technologies in general and communication and information technologies in particular by focusing on the biases and discriminations that are built-in or embedded in the designs and operation systems of technological artefacts of now a days. The central argument of this paper is that modern technologies are shaping and controlling our life on daily basis often unknown to us, though they appear neutral objects at first glance. The current controversial status of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and human thinking is another main theme of the paper in which it is clearly and strongly argued that it is not worth living to delegate the works of our mind to AI or thinking machines, though there is a tendency of co-acting and sharing the most important distinctive feature/character (creative thinking) of human beings among thinking machines and human beings. Here, arises the need for democratizing and transforming the mainstream of design, operation and decision making in the realm of modern technologies, which in turn requires a thorough critical evaluation and philosophical enquiry into the design and operation of modern technological artefacts.

Perspektivi, 2022

The article examines the evolution of human nature in the context of technological progress, from the history of ancient philosophical thought to modern perspectives. This research covers various philosophical views starting from Plato's interpretation of human nature and ending with Nietzsche's ideas. Focusing on the ideas of philosophers such as Y.N. Harari, J. Baudrillard and R. Kurzweil, it explores the human identity and the ongoing changes in a technologically driven world. The discussion includes insights from Yuval Noah Harari, who explores the dynamic evolution of "Homo sapiens" and the future of human-made civilization, including potential transformations through genetic engineering, cyborg engineering, and brain-computer interfaces. The text also presents Jean Baudrillard's concept of hyperreality, where truth is created from simulations, and Raymond Kurzweil's predictions about the development of artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, and biotechnology leading to a new human existence. Key discussions include the impact of technology on human personality and potential future effects such as cyborgs, brain-computer interfaces, and the merging of humanity with AI. The text reflects the collapse of traditional human concepts and the rise of new forms in technogenic civilization. In conclusion, it is stated that the philosophical understanding of the essence of man has entered a new stage, where the concept of "man" is redefined based on technology and the physical and spiritual unity of man rather than the traditional relationship between people. The article raises ethical and social issues regarding identity, freedom, and the potential emergence of new beings to replace humans. It highlights the ongoing erosion of the concept of "human" in society and the ethical problems created by technological progress. Overall, this article highlights the philosophical, ethical, and existential questions arising from the convergence of humans with technology, and the profound implications for human identity, social structures, and ethical dilemmas that these transformations create.

Covers why we so easily misuse technology and the cultural and religious dimensions of our human condition to identify exactly what makes life "better." 97 pp.

Polis open accessed Journal Link: https://www.polisjerusalem.org/research/conference-2021/atrium-of-papers#ramos, 2021

This article focuses on Heidegger's concept of technology. The analysis of his views pointed back to the Greek tradition, criticized by Heidegger. According to Heidegger, the decline of the West occurred as human Dasein lost touch with the awesomeness of the gift and responsibility of the ontologically disclosive capacity. The author also looks at the four-fold benefits of technology: earth, sky, divinities, and mortal. Finally, the paper relates the Heideggerian notion of technology with globalization. Link: https://www.polisjerusalem.org/research/conference-2021/atrium-of-papers#ramos

PHENOMENOLOGY & MIND , 2021

The aim of my proposal is to address the following question: "How the experience of interacting with a specific technology mediate our experience of the world?". I will do this by exploring the ideas of the postphenomenological theorists: Don Ihde, Peter Paul Verbeek and Evan Selinger. Postphenomenological studies tend to focus on understanding the roles that technologies play in the relations between humans and world. I would examine the idea that technologies mediate the world in such a way that perception of the self, world and environment changes. I am going to deepen the phubbing phenomenon, because it reveals the effect of technologies on social interaction.