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SUMMARY:Ecological Encounters: Skin\, Cognition and Technology
DESCRIPTION:Human skin delineates the outer appearance of the individual\, 
 separating the body from its surroundings. In cultural and literary discou
 rse\, the modern individual is defined by its demarcation of self and non-
 self. Contemporary philosophy and theories of mind\, by contrast\, have re
 cently introduced the term “skin bag” to critique the confinement of h
 umans to their body proper. They argue that the human mind\, especially\, 
 extends naturally to include artificial technologies. While both positions
  may propagate different visions of human nature (and its future)\, they s
 hare a common misconception of the skin. Neither a boundary walling off th
 e organism from its environments\, nor an interface for technological appe
 ndices\, the skin is a living\, ecological host\, enabling life by sustain
 ing the life of other organisms\, and weaving the individual into the coll
 ective.\\r\\nIn my lecture\, I will discuss contemporary insights of micro
 biome research into the vulnerable surfaces of our bodies\, how inside and
  outside become convoluted\, and how the ecological conception of skin tra
 nsforms dualist imaginaries of mind and body\, nature and culture\, indivi
 dual and collective.
X-ALT-DESC:<p>Human skin delineates the outer appearance of the individual\
 , separating the body from its surroundings. In cultural and literary disc
 ourse\, the modern individual is defined by its demarcation of self and no
 n-self. Contemporary philosophy and theories of mind\, by contrast\, have 
 recently introduced the term “skin bag” to critique the confinement of
  humans to their body proper. They argue that the human mind\, especially\
 , extends naturally to include artificial technologies. While both positio
 ns may propagate different visions of human nature (and its future)\, they
  share a common misconception of the skin. Neither a boundary walling off 
 the organism from its environments\, nor an interface for technological ap
 pendices\, the skin is a living\, ecological host\, enabling life by susta
 ining the life of other organisms\, and weaving the individual into the co
 llective.</p>\n<p>In my lecture\, I will discuss contemporary insights of 
 microbiome research into the vulnerable surfaces of our bodies\, how insid
 e and outside become convoluted\, and how the ecological conception of ski
 n transforms dualist imaginaries of mind and body\, nature and culture\, i
 ndividual and collective.</p>
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