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- Title
Why did the Man die? Rosi Braidotti and the Posthuman Project.
- Authors
SPASCHI, Cosmin-Florentin
- Abstract
The radical philosophies of the 20th century analyze the general foundations of knowledge, establishing a series of positions that challenge common philosophical beliefs. The aim of this paper is to present one of the radical epistemologies' deconstructed concepts, namely the Man. Interpreting a series of ideas found in Nietzsche's works, Michel Foucault claims that God and Man are in a relationship of interdependence, both concepts being just constructions of the "demiurge of knowledge". In order to justify the so-called "end of Man", and to discuss the entrance into a posthuman age, I am going to have as theoretical reference ideas found in Rosi Braidotti's works. According to Braidotti's opinion, the posthuman is a natural historical condition in which we are located and not a futuristic dystopia. Using a neo-Spinozist approach, Braidotti builds a creative framework to overcome humanistic thinking and anthropocentrism. I am going to discuss this position and the imminent opening to an understanding of subjectivity based on community, relativity and positive affirmation. The last part of the present paper describes the importance of formulating a new ethical project that would also include the non-human (animals, environment and robots).
- Subjects
POSTHUMANISM; ANTHROPOCENTRISM
- Publication
Hermeneia: Journal of Hermeneutics, Art Theory & Criticism, 2018, Issue 21, p235
- ISSN
1453-9047
- Publication type
Article