The label“posthumanism”identifies neither a doctrine,nor an intellectual or analytical approach with a defining set of protocols.Rather,we may take“posthumanism”as a term loosely applied to a range of contribution...The label“posthumanism”identifies neither a doctrine,nor an intellectual or analytical approach with a defining set of protocols.Rather,we may take“posthumanism”as a term loosely applied to a range of contributions and approaches,on the basis of a generally under-specified collection of sympathies and commitments.Approximately stated,these sympathies and commitments would entail the claim that—with due allowance for historical variation—the category of“the human”has long played a key role at the centre of Western thought;that this role has included serving to justify the promotion of human beings above other forms of being,and indeed within this,over its history,the violent oppression of the great majority of human beings themselves;and that,in league with the effects of various recent technological developments,it is therefore important to decentre,relativize,critique,and perhaps even move beyond“the human”.In this article,I will accordingly not look to define the term“posthumanism”:rather,I will present some of the background to and influences on the range of contributions and approaches that have come to be assembled under this label;delineate two principles which may be discerned within these contributions and approaches;and consider some of the critiques which these“posthumanist”interventions have attracted.Ultimately,I will argue that the label itself matters less than the impulses behind the contributions it has come to identify.展开更多
FAN FOOD比萨餐厅位于莫斯科的VTB多功能体育场旁边,这里也是莫斯科迪纳摩足球俱乐部的主场。该餐厅开业后自然而然地成了球迷们赛前赛后寻找美食的最佳场所。但是这里的室内并没有依循传统运动类主体酒吧的概念去设计,比如大的电视屏...FAN FOOD比萨餐厅位于莫斯科的VTB多功能体育场旁边,这里也是莫斯科迪纳摩足球俱乐部的主场。该餐厅开业后自然而然地成了球迷们赛前赛后寻找美食的最佳场所。但是这里的室内并没有依循传统运动类主体酒吧的概念去设计,比如大的电视屏幕、皮革质地的卡座等等,取而代之的则是借鉴了苏联时期先锋派建构主义美学,并巧妙地融入意大利本土元素:向这个比萨和足球的国家致敬。展开更多
文摘The label“posthumanism”identifies neither a doctrine,nor an intellectual or analytical approach with a defining set of protocols.Rather,we may take“posthumanism”as a term loosely applied to a range of contributions and approaches,on the basis of a generally under-specified collection of sympathies and commitments.Approximately stated,these sympathies and commitments would entail the claim that—with due allowance for historical variation—the category of“the human”has long played a key role at the centre of Western thought;that this role has included serving to justify the promotion of human beings above other forms of being,and indeed within this,over its history,the violent oppression of the great majority of human beings themselves;and that,in league with the effects of various recent technological developments,it is therefore important to decentre,relativize,critique,and perhaps even move beyond“the human”.In this article,I will accordingly not look to define the term“posthumanism”:rather,I will present some of the background to and influences on the range of contributions and approaches that have come to be assembled under this label;delineate two principles which may be discerned within these contributions and approaches;and consider some of the critiques which these“posthumanist”interventions have attracted.Ultimately,I will argue that the label itself matters less than the impulses behind the contributions it has come to identify.
