Abstract
I wholeheartedly sympathize conceptually with Coeckelbergh’s paper. The dialectical relationship between vulnerability and technology constitutes the core of Hegel’s Master and Slave (the primal scene of contemporary philosophy). Yet, the empirical dimension is underdeveloped and Coeckelbergh’s ideas could profit from exposure to case studies. Building on a movie/novel (Limitless) devoted to vulnerability coping and living with ICT, I challenge the claim that modern heroism entails overcoming vulnerability with the help of enhancement and computers.
Highlights
I wholeheartedly sympathize conceptually with Coeckelbergh’s paper
Livingwith-ICT is seen as a contemporary way of being-in-the-world, so that human existence fundamentally means being-at-risk
Special attention is given to the human enhancement-debate
Summary
I wholeheartedly sympathize conceptually with Coeckelbergh’s paper. The dialectical relationship between vulnerability and technology constitutes the core of Hegel’s Master and Slave (the primal scene of contemporary philosophy). Livingwith-ICT is seen as a contemporary way of being-in-the-world, so that human existence fundamentally means being-at-risk. But never erase human vulnerability, various strategies of ‘‘vulnerability coping’’ may be subjected to a critical comparative analysis.
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