Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 14, No. 347.
Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London
<http://www.princeton.edu/~mccarty/humanist/>
<http://www.kcl.ac.uk/humanities/cch/humanist/>
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 10:15:37 +0100
From: Arun-Kumar Tripathi <tripathi@statistik.uni-dortmund.de>
Subject: Identity, Cyber-self and The Question of God
Dear Humanists,
Hello..I tried to collect some good pointers on the contemporary issues
of Existence, Self-Identity and Mind vs. Body. Have fun!
A.)
Existenz: Disconnection from Reality
<http://www.cariboo.bc.ca/cpj/current/PcudmoreP.htm>
This paper looks at reasons why people spend their lives on the Internet,
the harmful effects of this practice, and the ramifications for future
generations. The author, Mark Cudmore discusses an important issue, he
argues --that the more time we spend online, the more we become separated
from our true and real indentities..there will be loss of real identities.
B.)
The Necessity of Memory of Self-identity: Locke, Hume, Freud and the
Cyber-self
<http://www.cariboo.bc.ca/cpj/current/PralstonP.htm>
The paper discussed the issues, as our personal history in cyberspace
makes memory more than just "internal" to human beings but rather memory
must be extended outward to our cyber-self.
C.)
The Matrix and The Question of God: Rene Descartes' Mind vs. Body
Dichotomy
<http://www.cariboo.bc.ca/cpj/current/PstaufferP.htm>
The author discussed the evil genius of Descartes' Meditations and the
Artificial Intelligence agents in popular film The Matrix and offers us an
interesting spin on the question of God's existence as well as insights
into both worlds.
Thank you!
Best Wishes
Arun Tripathi
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