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Clarifying the archetype of the cyborg concept: Linking 1920s British scientific thought with current understandings

Research Project

Project/Area Number 25370091
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field History of thought
Research InstitutionHokkai-Gakuen University

Principal Investigator

SHIBATA Takashi  北海学園大学, 人文学部, 教授 (10454183)

Project Period (FY) 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Keywordsサイボーグ / ジョン・D・バナール / アンディ・クラーク / extension / 拡張 / 延長 / エンハンスメント / J・D・バナール / A・クラーク / 技術思想 / イギリス / アメリカ / 科学思想 / ホールデン
Outline of Final Research Achievements

John Desmond Bernal, an Irish-born scientist, proposed in the 1920s the idea that human beings could extend specific functions of their body by substituting body parts for mechanical ones, thus creating the archetype for the cyborg concept of today. From Bernal, we have developed current cyborg theories by drawing from his “extension” paradigm, yet his model has conceptual limits. Andy Clark, a professor of philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, recently responded by suggesting another form of extension, not as a replacement - a la Bernal - but as the use of mechanical tools, or an “addition” to the human body. Despite this pioneering work, however, Clark has yet to posit his argument as an alternative to Bernal’s theory. As such, the value of his work needs to be recognized.
In this study, I discuss these two divergent approaches to conceptualizing the notion of extension, and present Clark’s theory as a benchmark for subsequent research in cyborg theory.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2016 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All 2016 2015

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] サイボーグの「原型」;"extension"の系譜額に基づくJ・D・バナールの読解2015

    • Author(s)
      柴田崇
    • Journal Title

      新人文学

      Volume: 12 Pages: 42-91

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] シンポジウム「AIがヒトを超えるとき―相剋から共生に向かうために―」2016

    • Author(s)
      柴田崇
    • Organizer
      人文学会(北海学園大学人文学部)
    • Place of Presentation
      北海学園大学
    • Year and Date
      2016-11-12
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2014-07-25   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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