The Artificial Unconscious

Authors

  • Maurizio Ferraris Università di Torino

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6093/1593-7178/8708

Abstract

Starting from the illuminating sentences made by Jacques Derrida about the importance of writing, the paper analyses the changes we are witnessing thanks to the spreading of the Web. It highlights that the Web functioning system works as our memory or our subconscious. Then, it analyses three spheres of our world, i.e. the infosphere, the biosphere, and the dochuspheare, in order to understand the importance of writings and data, and to better comprehend our nature. Indeed, the Web seems to highlight how our primary and final goal is just to consume. This is what distinguishes human beings from machines and, thus, our true nature, so to say. 

Keywords: Deconstruction, Infosphere, Memory, Subconscious, Web

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Published

2021-12-09

How to Cite

Ferraris, M. (2021). The Artificial Unconscious. Bollettino Filosofico, 36, 60–68. https://doi.org/10.6093/1593-7178/8708

Issue

Vol. 36 (2021): DECONSTRUCTION AND PSYCHOANALYSIS. FROM DERRIDA ONWARDS

Section

Focus

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