ONGOING PROJECT
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He made man a creature of indeterminate and indifferent nature, and, placing him in the middle of the world, said to him "Adam, we give you no fixed place to live, no form that is peculiar to you, nor any function that is yours alone. According to your desires and judgment, you will have and possess whatever place to live, whatever form, and whatever functions you yourself choose. All other things have a limited and fixed nature prescribed and bounded by our laws. You, with no limit or no bound, may choose for yourself the limits and bounds of your nature. We have placed you at the world's center so that you may survey everything else in the world.
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We have made you neither of heavenly nor of earthly stuff, neither mortal nor immortal, so that with free choice and dignity, you may fashion yourself into whatever form you choose. To you is granted the power of degrading yourself into the lower forms of life, the beasts, and to you is granted the power, contained in your intellect and judgment, to be reborn into the higher forms, the divine." Pico Della Mirandola: Oration on the Dignity of Man
introduction video
introduction video
Main questions:
During Renaissance the new perspective of the world has been reflected with a broader point of view, is it applicable also today?
If yes:
As in the Renaissance we assist to the introduction of the 3rd dimension via the "perspective," how do we manage the modern debates about multiple dimensions, virtual space and artificial intelligence?
Entering to the point where to seek a "New Man" is not applicable in our era but rather perhaps a “new person” or better a“new humankind”, how do we create a " New Humankind?"
Are our spiritual values in the XXI century needed in this process?
Are the main actors in the scientific domain aware of the need of new ethic norms?
How can we make sure that a new ethic and value are met and applied within the fast moving technology and that this message ispassed from a scientific domain to a wider public so the fast and easy to grasp technology is not misused?
The aim is to bring awareness regarding matters happening in our society which may leave us totally powerless.
“What does it mean to be human in a hyperconnected era?” ICT is affecting
1.a self-conception (who we are);
2.a our mutual interactions (how we socialise);
3. a our conception of reality (our metaphysics); and
4.a our interactions with reality (our agency).
These leads to
a. the blurring of the distinction between reality and virtuality;
b. the blurring of the distinction between human, machine and nature;
c. the reversal from information scarcity to information abundance; and
d. the shift from the primacy of stand-alone things, properties, and binary relations, to the primacy of interactions, processes and networks."
The Onlife Manifesto - Being Human in a Hyperconnected Era
During Renaissance the new perspective of the world has been reflected with a broader point of view, is it applicable also today?
If yes:
As in the Renaissance we assist to the introduction of the 3rd dimension via the "perspective," how do we manage the modern debates about multiple dimensions, virtual space and artificial intelligence?
Entering to the point where to seek a "New Man" is not applicable in our era but rather perhaps a “new person” or better a“new humankind”, how do we create a " New Humankind?"
Are our spiritual values in the XXI century needed in this process?
Are the main actors in the scientific domain aware of the need of new ethic norms?
How can we make sure that a new ethic and value are met and applied within the fast moving technology and that this message ispassed from a scientific domain to a wider public so the fast and easy to grasp technology is not misused?
The aim is to bring awareness regarding matters happening in our society which may leave us totally powerless.
“What does it mean to be human in a hyperconnected era?” ICT is affecting
1.a self-conception (who we are);
2.a our mutual interactions (how we socialise);
3. a our conception of reality (our metaphysics); and
4.a our interactions with reality (our agency).
These leads to
a. the blurring of the distinction between reality and virtuality;
b. the blurring of the distinction between human, machine and nature;
c. the reversal from information scarcity to information abundance; and
d. the shift from the primacy of stand-alone things, properties, and binary relations, to the primacy of interactions, processes and networks."
The Onlife Manifesto - Being Human in a Hyperconnected Era
