The Posthuman and a Dialectic of Sacrifice

• 발행기관: 한국민중신학회
• 저자명: Shin, Ick Sang
• 간행물 정보: 『Madang: Journal of Contextual Theology』제27권, 86~97쪽, 전체 12쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 기독교신학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2017.06.30

영문 초록

The purpose of this study is to examine the concept of homeostasis, the sustaining of which is importantly aimed by the neural networks of human brain simulated by most artificial intelligences. Through this, we connect the meaning of dialectical movement, which becomes more prominent in the post-human era where life and machinery intersect and overlap with each other, to the Christian theme of ‘sacrifice.’ Homeostasis itself is the dialectical relationship between life and its outside world. This article shows that the relationship is activated by nothing more than a non-dual double negative dialectic, that is, a Korean way of thinking, and at the same time, it can be connected to the Christian practices of messianic sacrifices. Further, the dialectical nature of messianic sacrifice will provide a clue as to where the humanities should inquire into in the post-human era created by the connection between life and machinery

목차

1. Introduction: The Becoming-human of Machine

2. Overview of Homeostasis

3. Homeostasis and a Dialectic of Sacrifice

4 Conclusion: Foreboding the Posthuman Era of Dialectical Movements

키워드

posthuman homeostasis dialectic sacrifice messianic