Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This study explores the concept of multi-layered values and reconsiders the formation of the self (“I”) as fundamentally relational and dynamic (“i-ing”). It discusses how AI and animals can be seen as “allocated i” and critiques the moral imperatives imposed by the totalitarian “WE” referred to by Yasuo Deguchi. Drawing on Daoist thought, it proposes the “daoing” of technology – not its moralization – as a way to support better ways of living. Emphasizing gender, sociality, and more-than-human relationships, the study envisions a post-anthropocentric future in which technology, like AI, co-evolves with humans, animals, and the environment in pursuit of a shared Dao.
Source: Open Philosophy
Author: Takahiro Nakajima
Institution: The University of Tokyo
Language: English
Subfield: Cultural Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,187
OpenAlex ID: W4415953138