Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Machines
1. The age of machines, modernity, is coming to an end.
2. The world is not a machine; not even like a machine.
3. The world is large, far exceeding anyone’s grasp.
4. We are not machines. No living organism is a machine.
5. The world is not a set: there are strict limits to formalisation.
6. Organisms constantly create meaning by engaging the world.
7. To engage the world is to solve the problem of relevance.
8. To solve the problem of relevance is to formalise the world.
9. Everything that makes sense, makes sense to someone.
10. There is no meaning without life, without self-preservation.
11. There is no meaning without death, without suffering.
12. To be a true realist means to acknowledge all of the above.
1. The age of machines, modernity, is coming to an end.
2. The world is not a machine; not even like a machine.
3. The world is large, far exceeding anyone’s grasp.
4. We are not machines. No living organism is a machine.
5. The world is not a set: there are strict limits to formalisation.
6. Organisms constantly create meaning by engaging the world.
7. To engage the world is to solve the problem of relevance.
8. To solve the problem of relevance is to formalise the world.
9. Everything that makes sense, makes sense to someone.
10. There is no meaning without life, without self-preservation.
11. There is no meaning without death, without suffering.
12. To be a true realist means to acknowledge all of the above.
Instructions:
Print out and nail to any university door near you.
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The authors acknowledge funding from the John Templeton Foundation (Project ID: 62581), and would like to thank the co-leader of the project, Prof. Tarja Knuuttila, and the Department of Philosophy at the University of Vienna for hosting the project of which this book is a central part.
Disclaimer: everything we write and present here is our own responsibility. All mistakes are ours, and not the funders’ or our hosts’ and collaborators'.
Disclaimer: everything we write and present here is our own responsibility. All mistakes are ours, and not the funders’ or our hosts’ and collaborators'.
