Disembodied forms of communication Flashcards
What is a type of boundary?
Fluid boindaries
What are fluid boundaries?
Something that challenges uncertain boundaries. It is a way out of dualistic thought
What is dualistic thinking?
Dualistic thinking assumes there are only two constraining realities. e.g. positive or negative, good or bad
What is a type of body?
Future bodies
What changes bodies?
Technology changes the meaning of the body as we accept it
What is disembodiment?
Where the body can become a nuisance to people engaged in the virtual world
How does technology create disembodiment?
The body is subordinated to the mind- The body is the entrance to the virtual world
How can the body be seen as a social barrier?
It can stop people from communicating in the way that they used to
How are people cyborgs?
Hip replacements- one with technology
What are the examples of challenges between boundaries?
Humans and animals- where is the boundary?
Organisms and machines- where does the boundary lie in relation to different tools being implanted into people or virus therapy
Physical and non-physical- scientists can plant small cameras within a tablet to identity functions of the body
