Andy Rasmussen
@thehlt.bsky.social
"I just want a happy little theocracy."
Assistant Professor of Literature and Rhetoric.
Student of John Milton. Bass player.
Assistant Professor of Literature and Rhetoric.
Student of John Milton. Bass player.
This is Bk 1 of the Republic, right? With justice even among thieves.
December 30, 2024 at 10:10 PM
This is Bk 1 of the Republic, right? With justice even among thieves.
I look forward to reading your future publications and adding them to my course readings!
December 8, 2024 at 9:58 PM
I look forward to reading your future publications and adding them to my course readings!
Ie. Every attempt to escape the flesh is still rooted in silicon.
I'll note that a lot of scifi and cyberpunk writers refer to AI as demonic (both a play on Daemon programs and the other meaning), but your idea of applying Aquinas here is a really helpful way to articulate that limitation.
I'll note that a lot of scifi and cyberpunk writers refer to AI as demonic (both a play on Daemon programs and the other meaning), but your idea of applying Aquinas here is a really helpful way to articulate that limitation.
December 8, 2024 at 9:58 PM
Ie. Every attempt to escape the flesh is still rooted in silicon.
I'll note that a lot of scifi and cyberpunk writers refer to AI as demonic (both a play on Daemon programs and the other meaning), but your idea of applying Aquinas here is a really helpful way to articulate that limitation.
I'll note that a lot of scifi and cyberpunk writers refer to AI as demonic (both a play on Daemon programs and the other meaning), but your idea of applying Aquinas here is a really helpful way to articulate that limitation.
Thank you for this thread, this was very helpful.
I taught a class on Cyberpunk and the Body, pairing things like Donna Haraway with JPII, and our ending conclusion is that cyberpunk is so dystopian because of its total commitment to materiality.
I taught a class on Cyberpunk and the Body, pairing things like Donna Haraway with JPII, and our ending conclusion is that cyberpunk is so dystopian because of its total commitment to materiality.
December 8, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Thank you for this thread, this was very helpful.
I taught a class on Cyberpunk and the Body, pairing things like Donna Haraway with JPII, and our ending conclusion is that cyberpunk is so dystopian because of its total commitment to materiality.
I taught a class on Cyberpunk and the Body, pairing things like Donna Haraway with JPII, and our ending conclusion is that cyberpunk is so dystopian because of its total commitment to materiality.