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abstract

  • It is common to believe that philosophy is a totally natural activity that uses singular thought to develop its theses. However, for some time now, philosophers have also been in contact with simulacra, and they introduce abstract and artificial images and logics into their reflections in order to produce a new kind of evidence. The present chapter tries to explain how this dilemma is present in contemporary philosophy, in relation to the emerging field of artificial intelligence, which threatens to change the whole field of philosophical reflection. More specifically, drawing on the philosopher Wilfrid Sellars¿ critique of the manifest image, Paul Churchland¿s reading of it from neuroscience, and the subsequent revisions to be made by philosophers such as Ray Brassier, David Roden, or Reza Negarestani, this chapter argues for the relevance of a computational understanding of cognitive processes. This neurocomputational becoming of intelligence should not be understood as a secondary and less legitimate representation of the mind but as its more accurate and genuine expression, which gives us the philosophical keys to approach a posthuman transcendental philosophy, as well as the basis of the associated ethical dilemmas. © 2024 selection and editorial matter, Manuel Cebral-Loureda, Elvira G. Rincón-Flores and Gildardo Sanchez-Ante.

publication date

  • January 1, 2023