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Varela and Stephenson

Delve into the intersection of ethics and cyberpunk through the insights of Varela and Stephenson. Ethical know-how unfolds spontaneously in our lived experiences, shaping our microworlds and actions. This exploration transcends rationality, inviting us to co-create our reality.

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Varela and Stephenson

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  1. Varela and Stephenson Ethics and Cyberpunk

  2. Francisco J. Varela • 1946: Born in Chile • 1980: Autopoiesis and Cognition: The Realization of the Living (with Manturana) • 1991: The Embodied Mind (with Thompson and Rosch) • 1992: Ethical Know-How lectures • 2001: dies in Paris

  3. Ethical Know-How • Ethically “good” behavior emerges spontaneously from the subject’s involvement with in the life-world • We inhabit shifting microworlds and microidentities as we pass through everyday life • We do not always refer rationally to an a priori principle of goodness to judge our actions • We make our world as we live it

  4. Neal Stephenson • 1959: Born in Maryland • 1984: The Big U • 1988: Zodiac: the Eco-Thriller • 1992: Snow Crash • 1995: The Diamond Age • 1999: Cryptonomicon • 2003: Quicksilver • 2004: The Confusion • 2004: The System of the World

  5. Early Cyberpunk • 1981: William Gibson story “Johnny Mnemonic” • 1982: Ridley Scott’s film Blade Runner • 1982:Rudy Rucker novel Software • 1984: Gibson’s novel Neuromancer, term “cyberspace” • 1986: Anthology Mirrorshades • 1987: Paul Verhoeven’s film Robocop

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