Posthuman Critical Theory

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Journal of Guangzhou University (Social Science Edition) ›› 2023, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (4) : 38-52.

Posthuman Critical Theory

  • Rosi Braidotti, Trans: ZHOU Weiwei, Proofreader: WEI Shiyi
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We are experiencing a posthuman social turn and a posthuman academic explosion. Among the many movements and schools of posthuman thoughts, Rosi Braidotti proposed a new discourse of″posthuman critical theory″ that seeks to strike a balance between facile euphoria and techno - pessimism. The three main genes of this theory are: first, the rejection of closed systems of thought; second, the rejection of all kinds of subjectivities ( humanism, panhumanism, transhumanism, etc. ) ; and third, the full consideration of contemporary conditions, especially the rapid changes in developed capitalism, the scientific - technological structure, and the high risks of society as a whole. On this basis, Braidotti proposes a nomadic view of the subject built on a neo - materialist monistic ontology that is Zoe – centred emphasizes embodiment, relationality, transversality, and affirmation, rejects the binary logic of identity and otherness, emphasizes the positive nature of difference, calls for a posthuman ethic based on a sense of collectivity and responsibility, and calls for the missing ″we″ to work together to become the world.

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posthuman critical theory; neo - materialism; monistic ontology; nomadic subjects

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Posthuman Critical Theory. Journal of Guangzhou University (Social Science Edition). 2023, 22(4): 38-52

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59 同上文中的 LBGTs同是表达性少数群体,仅仅是在 顺序和单复数上做了调换。———译
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