Intelligence-Love-Revolution Symposium
Francesca Ferrando: The Art of Being Posthuman
Saturday, January 11th, at 10 am Pacific Time
Meeting Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86903481497
The Art of Being Posthuman offers a comprehensive reflection on the existential condition of the 21st century. A visionary introduction to existential posthumanism, it takes the form of eight meditations. This posthuman journey of self-inquiry engages with a wide range of knowledge and wisdom: from the Paleolithic times to the futures of radical life extension, from multi-species evolutions to the rights of Nature, the Anthropocene and the rise of Artificial Intelligence. The book declutters the habit of being human. Letting go of the need for anthropocentric mastery and species-specific ambitions, the reader emerges regenerated. The manifold paths of posthuman self-realization reveal that we are all co-creators in the existential unfolding: our lives are our ultimate works of art.
The Art of Being Posthuman is a self-help guide to navigate our brave new world.
You can listen to Dr. Ferrando talk about the book’s key themes in these videos: 1. Introduction and 2. Conclusion
The session will focus on Meditation 8 and the Conclusions:
Francesca Ferrando (pronouns: they/them) teaches Philosophy at New York University (US), NYU-Program of Liberal Studies, as an Adjunct Assistant Professor. Dr. Ferrando holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy (University of Roma Tre, Italy), to which the European Doctoral Fellowship was granted. They received an M.A. in Gender Studies (Utrecht University, Holland), Director of the Program: Prof. Rosi Braidotti. Dr. Ferrando was a Visiting Scholar at Columbia University (US) twice, and an Independent Researcher at the University of Reading (England), working on Cyborg Theory with Prof. Kevin Warwick. Recipient of the Philosophical Prize "Premio Sainati", with the Acknowledgment of the President of the Italian Republic, Dr. Ferrando is the author of several publications, including Philosophical Posthumanism (Bloomsbury) and The Art of Being Posthuman (Polity). Their work has been translated into a dozen languages, including (in alphabetic order): Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), German, Hungarian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Turkish, Spanish and Urdu. Dr. Ferrando is the Founder of the Global Posthuman Network. In the history of TED talks, they were the first speaker to give a talk on the subject of the posthuman. Dr. Ferrando has delivered more than 100 keynotes and lectures in international institutions, such as: Harvard University, Princeton University, and the Asia-Pacific Consortium of Researchers and Educators (APCORE), introduced as: "The World's Foremost Post-Human Philosopher”. A Posthuman Celebrity. An Influencer.
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