Monday, October 10, 2016

Indian perspective burnished by Sri Aurobindo's prophecies

Irreducible Mind and its sequel Beyond Physicalism made waves when they were published but I have not read them. So, when known scholars on Sri Aurobindo like Debashish Banerji and Makarand R. Paranjape edit a book on the theme of Posthumanism, it certainly can prove to be a milestone in the history of ideas. Hence, the editors and other contributors need to be congratulated for this.

Ever since McLuhan broke free from the orthodox Marxist line of thinking of his Frankfurt School contemporaries like Benjamin, Horkheimer, and Adorno, the world has not been the same. But unfortunately, the geography of Western commentators has not advanced much since the days of Dante. As a result, the Indian situation has never been subjected to an honest theoretical analysis. 

So, against this backdrop, let's hope that Critical Posthumanism would introduce the much needed Indian perspective duly burnished by Sri Aurobindo's prophecies. Further, the modern generation is not comfortable with highfalutin prose or wooly speculations. It demands proof and action. So, whosoever succeeds in providing these basics would be applauded, else will fall by the wayside. [TNM55]

Misc. References:

This volume is a critical exploration of multiple posthuman possibilities in the 21st century and beyond. Due to the global engagement with advanced. Editors: Banerji, Debashish, Paranjape, Makarand R. (Eds.)

Sri Aurobindo. Pondicherry, India: Ashram Press. Aurobindo, S. (1963) (1974). In: P. B. Saint-Hilaire (Ed.) The future evolution of man. The divine life upon earth. Twin Lakes, WI: Lotus Press. Bhagavad ...
Posthumanism is required to develop daily ethics of living based on an integral investment of its post-anthropocentric premises. The notion of spirituality helps us answer these questions, as it dramatically broadens our understanding of the posthuman, allowing us to investigate not only technical technologies (robotics, cybernetics, biotechnology, nanotechnology, among others), but also, technologies of existence.
Critical Posthumanism and Planetary Futures Editors Debashish Banerji (1) California Institute of Integral Studies Makarand R. Paranjape (2) Professor of English, Jawaharlal Nehru University Professor of English Authors 

Sri Aurobindo (1872-1950) envisioned the exceeding of human limits in an ... us intoposthuman subjects through an independent destining, beyond our will.

Some of these thinkers were Henri Bergson, the philosopher of creative evolution, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, the thinker of the noosphere, and Sri Aurobindo, ...

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Jyotirmaya Tripathy, ‎Sudarsan Padmanabhan - 2014 - ‎Preview - ‎More editions Upendra Baxi, Human Rights in a Posthuman World, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2007; Manoranjan Mohanty, Partha Nath Mukherji and Olle Tornquist ... Sri Aurobindo, The Human Cycle, Pondicherry: Sri AurobindoAshram, 1962. 8.

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