Morophospace » form http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/phild Experiential aesthetics the mechanics of learning behaviour Fri, 22 Jan 2016 13:11:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Matter from meaning (Extending the BabelFish) http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/phild/2013/03/21/matter-from-meaning-extending-the-babelfish/ http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/phild/2013/03/21/matter-from-meaning-extending-the-babelfish/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:41:42 +0000 Phil Devine http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/phild/?p=1221 This has something to do with the work I carried out in Learning Futures…

I’m struggling to find a position on Edwards Posthumanism relationship with Life Long Learning. If I see Posthumanism as a critique of humanism (in all its colours), what specific relation has Posthumanism with Life Long Learning? Don’t we need to bottom Posthumanism in relation to learning in general first? Or would we better identify Edwards Posthumanism / Life Long Learning debate, as an individuals reflexive life long relationship with matter.

Matter from Meaning / Form and Function – it’s not possible to separate Form and Function, but it is possible to play with that relationship (as may artists do), this is a basis of critical design. I’m beginning to think it’s not possible to separate matter from meaning – but is possible to play with that relationship. In that case reflexivity must be a key element, a bidirectional relationship with matter that becomes more commonplace – matter being a facilitator of experience (including learning) – now that relates and extends BabelFish :) in that I now have permission (due to Edwards) to play / manipulate relationships that connect matter with meaning. That now begs the question, what are the connectors? That jumps back to spacial mobility’s and semiotics (in previous posts), and my posts that have relation to Hayles.

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