PDF-[EBOOK]-In the Shadow of the Machine: The Prehistory of the Computer and the Evolution

Contemporary life is so deeply reliant upon digital technology that the computer has come to dominate almost every aspect of our culture What is the philosophical and spiritual significance of this dependence on electronic technology both for our relationship to nature and for the future of humanity And what processes in human perception and awareness have produced the situation we find ourselves inAs Jeremy Naydler elucidates in this penetrating study we cannot understand the emergence of the computer without seeing it within the wider context of the evolution of human consciousness which has taken place over millennia Modern consciousness he shows has evolved in conjunction with the development of machines and under their intensifying shadowThe computer was the product of a long historical development culminating in the scientific revolution of the 17th century It was during this period that the first mechanical calculators were invented and the project to create more complex thinking machines began in earnest But the seeds were sown many hundreds of years earlier deep in antiquity Naydler paints a vast panorama depicting human development and the emergence of electronic technology His painstaking research illuminates an urgent question that concerns every living person today What does it mean to be human and what if anything distinguishes us from machines. Concern?. The unconscious but much broader. Insight?. Are patterns of growth that need to be made conscious. Central Problem?. Projection. Once unconscious want to become conscious it is projected onto world and others: unconscious evil within is projected onto others. Presented . By. P. . Musetha. Lecture 1: An Introduction. BP (Before Psychology). Psychology’s intellectual parents are Philosophy and Physiology. The Birth of Psychology. Wilhelm Wundt . proposed that we should study the mind independent of philosophy and physiology . Consciousness I. Animal and Machine . Consciousness. First things first: back to our basic question.. What is consciousness? What . are . we talking about?. Remember John Locke?. “Consciousness is . Us. ?. Us and Them. Us and Them. Us and Them. Photograph courtesy of: . http://philip.greenspun.com/. Philip Greenspun. Us and Them. Us and Them. Are We Special?. Comparing Genomes – Chimp Mapped onto Human. Software Agent. 2009. 04. 09. Seunghyun Lee. David Gamez, . Consciousness and Cognition . vol.17, pp.. 887-910, 2007. Contents. Introduction. Classification of Machine Consciousness. MC1, MC2, MC3, and MC4. Geography and History of the World . 1. History, as we know it! . Prehistory- time before writing and reading . Large span of time where we know little about the people and world inhabitants . Prehistory . Introduction to Computer Graphics. Shadows in Forward Rendering. Shadows. Shadows are an important element of visual realism. From . Sintorn. et al. – . Siggraph. Asia 2012. CENG 477 – Computer Graphics. Samuel Kizito. Evolution in computer technology. Computer evolution . refers to the change in computer technology right from the time computers were first used to the present.. The mechanical computer era (1623–1945). Presented . By. P. . Musetha. Lecture 1: An Introduction. BP (Before Psychology). Psychology’s intellectual parents are Philosophy and Physiology. The Birth of Psychology. Wilhelm Wundt . proposed that we should study the mind independent of philosophy and physiology . UNIT 6 PREHISTORY What is Prehistory? What is History? What is the difference? PREHISTORY The term Prehistory designates the period of time that has elapsed since the appearance of the first human being until the invention of writing. Evolution and Generation of Computers Samuel Kizito Evolution in computer technology Computer evolution refers to the change in computer technology right from the time computers were first used to the present. and Programming Languages. Computer Programming I. Evolution of Computers. Mechanical Devices. Pascaline. (1642). Set of gears, similar to clock. Only performed addition. Stepped . Reckoner. Gottfried Leibniz. OUTLINE. ●Information Technology (IT): An Historical perspective. ●Storage and retrieval of information. ●Advantages of IT. ●Evolution of computers. P.O. Ogunmolu: Computer Science Department, AAUA, Nigeria. Contemporary life is so deeply reliant upon digital technology that the computer has come to dominate almost every aspect of our culture. What is the philosophical and spiritual significance of this dependence on electronic technology, both for our relationship to nature and for the future of humanity? And, what processes in human perception and awareness have produced the situation we find ourselves in?As Jeremy Naydler elucidates in this penetrating study, we cannot understand the emergence of the computer without seeing it within the wider context of the evolution of human consciousness, which has taken place over millennia. Modern consciousness, he shows, has evolved in conjunction with the development of machines and under their intensifying shadow.The computer was the product of a long historical development, culminating in the scientific revolution of the 17th century. It was during this period that the first mechanical calculators were invented and the project to create more complex `thinking machines\' began in earnest. But the seeds were sown many hundreds of years earlier, deep in antiquity. Naydler paints a vast panorama depicting human development and the emergence of electronic technology. His painstaking research illuminates an urgent question that concerns every living person today: What does it mean to be human and what, if anything, distinguishes us from machines?