How we became posthuman
by N. Katherine Hayles · first published 1999
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"How We Became Posthuman" by N. Katherine Hayles - really interesting book that traces the trajectory of how (among other trhings) information came to be considered (im)material essence of consciousness, a "thing" that exists…
on “Consciousness as a State of Matter” ↗…periodical stories. He was pretty smart! Also also: we do not discuss the son's book about Butler lol. It is verboten. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_Jiankui_affair [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_We_Became_Posthuman [3]: This kind of structural conflict could be described as 'internal contradiction' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialectical_materialism or 'endogenous contradiction' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endogeneity_(econometrics)…
on “Butlerian Jihad” ↗