Book The Art of Being Posthuman
Book The Art of Being Posthuman
Book The Art of Being Posthuman
Francesca Ferrando
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Premise vii
Notes 194
References 235
Acknowledgments 249
Introduction
Methodology
The book develops in questions and answers through short
subchapters. Each step of the exploration is supported by cur-
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Labyrinth
According to the Oxford Dictionary, a labyrinth is “a com-
plicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is
difficult to find one’s way, a maze.”21 In anatomy, a labyrinth
refers to “a complex structure in the inner ear which contains
the organs of hearing and balance.”22 Labyrinths have deep
symbolic meanings cross-culturally and trans-historically,
representing the journey of life and death in the search for
self-knowledge. The book is conceived in a non-linear fash-
ion, like a labyrinth. The meditations can be read in any order;
each is investigated thematically, organized by tags that can
be approached through different trajectories. In this posthu-
man storytelling, the narrative is open to multiple outcomes
which will unfold coinciding revelations. This approach is
designed to offer readers an open canvas with a diverse set of
tools to search in individualized and unique ways – an inten-
tional garden, where key notions from a wide range of per-
spectives can be explored. Readers are invited to follow their
intuition and deconstruct the transitory structure of the book,
moving at their own rhythm: at the end of the journey, they
will have a complete picture, no matter what.
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