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Omul natural ca alter ego al omului artificial
Man as the Alter Ego of the Artificial Human Being

Author(s): Marcela-Mădălina Macovei
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Editura Lumen, Asociatia Lumen
Keywords: human being; creation; technology; myth; paradigm

Summary/Abstract: Far from being a simple copy of divine creation, the human being is always on a race to beat his ontological condition through intellectual efforts, the scope of which is being more like the Creator. This article aims to analyse the ways in which humans have obtained freedom from their Creator. Starting from a series of myths such as Golem and Frankenstein, the human being will always try to overcome it’s own mortal limits. Through all the tehnological breakthroughs in various fields, the human being will always will always re-evaluate it’s mortal condition in trying to achieve immortality. The human being is always evolving through technology. The question is if the human being is using the technical resources and knowledge at its disposal in moderation. Adopting an artificial way of being and acting, can create the impression that we reflect our individuality in today’s innovations and artificial creations. Is the human being heading towards immortality as a direct consequence of technological breakthroughs? This is another paradigm of thought which is proposed to being tested by our contemporaries. The natural man which evolves cyclically can regain its supremacy in its own world by parting with nature.

  • Issue Year: II/2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 347-356
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Romanian