The Extended Self
Architecture, Memes and Minds
Seiten
2014
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-0-7190-9612-9 (ISBN)
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-0-7190-9612-9 (ISBN)
Refuting popular concepts of the self as separate beings, the author proposes a new theory of the “extended self” as a product of the coevolution of humankind and technology, comprising both social and material elements -- .
In his wide-ranging study of architecture and cultural evolution, Chris Abel argues that, despite progress in sustainable development and design, resistance to changing personal and social identities shaped by a technology-based and energy-hungry culture is impeding efforts to avert drastic climate change. The book traces the roots of that culture to the coevolution of Homo sapiens and technology, from the first use of tools as artificial extensions to the human body, to the motorized cities spreading around the world, whose uncontrolled effects are changing the planet itself.
Advancing a new concept of the meme, called the ‘technical meme,’ as the primary agent of cognitive extension and technical embodiment, Abel proposes a theory of the ‘extended self’ encompassing material and spatial as well as psychological and social elements. Drawing upon research from philosophy, psychology and the neurosciences, the book presents a new approach to environmental and cultural studies that will appeal to a broad readership searching for insights into the origins of the crisis. -- .
In his wide-ranging study of architecture and cultural evolution, Chris Abel argues that, despite progress in sustainable development and design, resistance to changing personal and social identities shaped by a technology-based and energy-hungry culture is impeding efforts to avert drastic climate change. The book traces the roots of that culture to the coevolution of Homo sapiens and technology, from the first use of tools as artificial extensions to the human body, to the motorized cities spreading around the world, whose uncontrolled effects are changing the planet itself.
Advancing a new concept of the meme, called the ‘technical meme,’ as the primary agent of cognitive extension and technical embodiment, Abel proposes a theory of the ‘extended self’ encompassing material and spatial as well as psychological and social elements. Drawing upon research from philosophy, psychology and the neurosciences, the book presents a new approach to environmental and cultural studies that will appeal to a broad readership searching for insights into the origins of the crisis. -- .
Chris Abel is Honorary Visiting Professor at Ulster University Belfast and a member of the International Committee of Architectural Critics. -- .
Introduction
PART I
1. The common bond
2. The body nucleus
3. Embodied minds
PART II
4. Technics and the human
5. Rethinking evolution
6. From genes to memes
PART III
7. Types and taxonomies
8. Technical memes and assemblages
9. Combinatorial design
PART IV
10. Recasting the extended self
11. Appropriating cyberspace
Postscript
Bibliography
Index -- .
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations, black & white|Line drawings, black & white |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Manchester |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 240 x 270 mm |
| Themenwelt | Technik ► Architektur |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7190-9612-X / 071909612X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7190-9612-9 / 9780719096129 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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