The Will to Technology and the Culture of Nihilism.

A link to the video lecture of this most important book on post-humanism.

http://www.pactac.net/pactacweb/web-content/video33.html   more »

The question I would like to put forth to consider while reading the essay by Kroker and Weinstein, is can the notion of emergent being which transcends humanity be formulated simply as a messianic modernist humanist/religious belief of progress? and how Sri Aurobindo’s message contrasts with it, and also does the emergence of a “media-net” so described here by Kroker as collective transcendent (to humanity) consciousness have any implications when considering the superamental manifestation as ...   more »

Published in 1994 *Data Trash* is one of the most insightful books on the post-human future being manufactured by the virtual class. By Arthur Kroker and Michael Weinstein.

The Theory of the Virtual Class

"Wired Shut"

*Wired* [Magazine] intends to profit from the Internet. And so do a lot of others.

"People are going to have to realize that the Net is another medium, and it has to be sponsored commercially and it has to ..."   more »

I would highly recommend the film Genghis Blues.
it is really sweet and will have you thinking about the reincarnation of a blues singer.
rc

here is the net flix synopsis:

A blind San Francisco blues singer's journey to becoming a master of Tuvan throat singing is the subject of Roko and Adrian Belic's Oscar-nominated documentary. ...   more »

I found a wonderful web site from a Douglas Kellner, chair of the philosophy of education department at UCLA, (I wonder if we can invite him to the center?) which has several articles on critical theory and postmodern theory, including the differences between them. He even explores notions of the virtual call or most specifically the implications of Baudrillard and Virilio.

He apparently also knows Arthur Kroker since he credits Kroker with help on ...   more »

I did not realize that Arthur C Clarke was into Sri Aurobindo. I saw a program from a series hosted  by AC Clarke ,  from 1996 on PBS. This segment was on the Mandlebrot set, e.g. fractals. And since the show was obviously produced under the charge  of Sir Arthur. ...   more »

Click the following link for this entire humorous article on difference, the will to consumption, as Nietzsche visits the mall:

here is the link:
http://www.tomorrowtoday.biz/generations/xpaper2007.htm

More is going on here however then just tongue and cheek. It's a nice look at co-dependent origination..

The self-other opposition is a difference which itself must be accounted for: ...   more »