Barcelona Miércoles, 18 de octubre
On the 18th of October at 7 P.M., as part of the Master’s Degree in Design Research at BAU, the first session of the BAU Talks series will take place with Leonardo Caffo, PhD and Senior Professor of Philosophy: “Contemporary Posthuman as a design System” is a symposium that follows this conceptual journey of posthumanism with practical steps for putting philosophy into practice, by drawing on philosophy, design, art, and architecture. Interest in this area of philosophy has grown enormously over the last few years. It is not surprising why, given the urgency and immanence of a probable sixth mass extinction event, and the catastrophic consequences of global warming.
These processes, all fundamentally based on the foundations of human practices and abuses, are forcing us to rethink our place in existence. The foundations of this position have a history firmly rooted in the everyday practices and beliefs of Western cultures. “The Contemporary Posthuman” confronts these assumptions of truth head on.
Leonardo Caffo teaches aesthetics at the NABA in Milan. His recent books include An Art for The Other (New York, 2015) and The Contemporary Posthuman (Cambridge, 2022).
Details: Conference in English
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