Natural Technics: Swarming and Interspecies Communication | Naturalna technika: swarming i komunikacja międzygatunkowa | Натуральная техника: swarming и межвидовая коммуникация
2015
Nikitina, Ekaterina
English. The article is devoted to the phenomenon of swarming and its expression in modern technologies and art. The main focus of this work is a philosophical comprehension and interpretation of the performance Mind-Controlled Cyborgroach created by the Moscow art-group “18 Apples.” The author discusses the phenomenon of the uncanny as a manifestation of entomophobia and technophobia, and she explores the ontological questions of human and animal being and compares categories of “natural” and “human” technics. The article also focuses on the problem of the Other in the context of the basic tasks of bioethics.
Show more [+] Less [-]Polish. The article is devoted to the phenomenon of swarming and its expression in modern technologies and art. The main focus of this work is a philosophical comprehension and interpretation of the performance Mind-Controlled Cyborgroach created by the Moscow art-group “18 Apples.” The author discusses the phenomenon of the uncanny as a manifestation of entomophobia and technophobia, and she explores the ontological questions of human and animal being and compares categories of “natural” and “human” technics. The article also focuses on the problem of the Other in the context of the basic tasks of bioethics.
Show more [+] Less [-]Russian. Статья посвящена феномену swarming (роение) и его выражению в современных технологияхи искусстве. В центре проблематики работы находится философское осмысление и интерпретация перформанса московской арт-группы «18 яблок» Мыслеуправляемый киборг-таракан. Автор статьи рассуждает о явлении жуткого как отражении инсектофобии и технофобии, исследует онтологические вопросы бытия человека и животного, а также сопоставляет категории «натуральной» и «человеческой» техники. Кроме того, в статье рассматривается проблематика Иного в контексте задач биоэтики.
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