Ways of being
E-book, Czech
Ways of being
What does it even mean to be intelligent?
Intelligence has long been considered an exclusively human trait. However, scientific research, technological advances, and shifts in philosophy in recent years show something different. Man was the only intelligent creature because the definition of intelligence depended on his constitution, experiences, and environment. However, if we expand and rotate this perspective, we suddenly find ourselves in a world full of intelligent creatures and systems. It' s not just AI that' s changing reality before our eyes, but also cooperating animals, plant networks, and entire natural communities that are putting human intelligence in a completely different light today.
What does this mean for humans and human civilization? Is it possible to include these other intelligences and their perspectives in human thought, or even politics? In Ways of Being Original, original thinker and artist James Bridle combines biology and literature, computer science and philosophy in his signature way, searching for ways to push the boundaries of human intelligence.
They wrote about the book:
Prepare to reevaluate your relationship with the life forms with which we share the planet. Ways of Being is a fascinating, innovative, and provocative read.
- Jane Goodall, biologist and writer
The scope of Bridle' s curiosity and understanding is incredible, spanning millennia, continents, and academic disciplines. And it is no less exciting to think about the possibilities of how other intelligences could expand or complement the human one.
- The New York Times
James Bridle
(born. 1980) is a British conceptual artist, writer and essayist. In his works, he focuses primarily on the relationship between technology, society, and knowledge. His articles regularly appear in newspapers and magazines such as The Guardian, The Atlantic, WIRED and The New Statesman. He made his book debut in 2018 with the internationally acclaimed book about the impacts of technology on society, Dark Tomorrows (Czech 2020). Ways of Being (2022) is his latest book so far.
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