Van: "Integral World" Aan: Onderwerp: The Digital Human Datum: dinsdag 27 januari 2015 21:06 INTEGRAL WORLD MAILING LIST =========================== http://www.integralworld.net Newsletter Nr. 547 Amsterdam, January 27th, 2015 LAST CHANCE TO BUY THE INTEGRAL EUROPE CONFERENCE 2014 COLLECTION AT A DISCOUNT! "Clearly, something truly profound and significant occurred here, in the effervescent ongoing evolution of the Integral Initiative on this planet. If you were there, you very likely know exactly what I mean. […] This is an opportunity to hear (and often see) the extraordinary presentations that went into this amazing gathering. Although the Conference covered many different areas, the emphasis was often on the practical application of the Integral Framework in pragmatic, real-world, directly approachable ways. […] The overall results are a genuine milestone in the advancement of Integral for today’s modern and post-modern world. I highly recommend getting one of the packages outlined on this site, so you can step into the excitement and enthusiasm generated at the Conference and see it, and feel it, for yourself." - KEN WILBER Check out this audio and video material here: http://www.idevaffiliate.com/32315/idevaffiliate.php?id=106_0_1_13 DIGITAL BAPTISM AND THE IMPACT OF A.I. - DAVID LANE In reading Elliot Benjamin’s recent essay [“Digital Existentialism or ‘Human’ Existentialism?”], I can well understand how he could see my use of the term “digital existentialism” as oxymoronic. However, my purpose in utilizing these two terms in such an odd juxtaposition was to emphasize a future world where cyberspaces (versus “natural” spaces) become our daily habitat. In such a hypertext universe, there is no absolute meaning, particularly when almost anything is virtually possible. Thus, in this scenario, we—the augmented intelligence—must make our own meaning in such a digital landscape. This dovetails with the early origins of philosophical existentialism, where “the individual's starting point is characterized by a sense of disorientation and confusion in the face of an apparently meaningless or absurd world.” [see Sartre's and Camus’ writings for more on this.] Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/lane85.html DIGITAL EXISTENTIALISM OR "HUMAN" EXISTENTIALISM? - ELLIOT BENJAMIN Now I believe I understand the thrust of Lane's impetus in describing the staggering changes that the digital world is fermenting in our lives. However, I must say that I take exception with Lane's choice of the term “digital existentialism” as I believe this is in actuality an oxymoron that in effect has no meaning. Existentialism was a philosophical movement that began in the 19th century with the writings of European philosophers such as Kierkegaard and Nietzsche, focusing upon the very meaning of what it means to be a mortal human being who knows he or she is destined to die, with pronounced experiences of solitude and related anxiety described as “angst”. Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/benjamin72.html To SUBSCRIBE to this Integral World Newsletter or change your email address, click here: http://www.integralworld.net/pommo/user/subscribe.php To UNSUBSCRIBE, update your account by logging in. For explanation, see: http://www.integralworld.net/nl_faq.html