Philosophy: modern futurism - free course from Skillbox, training, Date: November 29, 2023.

Guest lecturer at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center and the Stanislavsky Electrotheatre. Author of the books “Inside without Exterior. Phenomenology of the Not/Very Natural,” “Ø ⊂ Ø (Emptiness Includes Emptiness),” and a series of articles on recent philosophy in FurFur magazine.

Cyberpunk
We'll discuss hackers, punks, artificial intelligence, Buddhism, noir, Japanese megacorporations and virtual reality. Let's find out what cyborgization, body modification, fabricated memories and the fight for open source are.

Transhumanism and the Singularity
Learn about the technological singularity. Let's explain “Moore's law”, “the law of accelerating returns” and their connection with the laws of nature. You will understand who biohackers are and how they change the concepts of death and pain, what reverse engineering of the brain is, artificial intelligence, extropy, postgender and technogaia.

Accelerationism
We’ll tell you what schizoanalysis and cybernetics are, how capitalism is accelerating and how it can be overcome. Let's look at the differences between right and left accelerationists. You will learn about cyberfeminism, schizo-occultism, new realism and materialism, and a speculative twist. Let's explain the concepts of “hyperstition” and “xeno-call”.

World after labor
We'll tell you how a planned economy and supercomputers are changing the world and the future. Let's discuss the processes of total automation and robotization. You will learn what a world without work, social wages, anthropological exodus and synthetic freedom are.

Statistics, probability and science fiction
Let us tell you how statistics, probability theory and common sense are related. Let's explain scientific and sociological concepts: chance, market, mathematics, trading and writing. Learn how to prepare for the properties and consequences of unlikely events. Explore Isaac Asimov's concept of "psychohistory," as well as Nassim Nicholas Taleb's The Black Swan and Eli Ayash's The Empty Swan.

Gaia hypothesis
Let's discuss the concept according to which our entire planet with its organic and inorganic parts is a living organism. Let us reveal Lovelock's Gaia hypothesis and its importance for world philosophy. Explore Lynn Margulis' theory of symbiogenesis, Bruno Latour's sociology of things, and Graham Harman's object-oriented ontology.

Simulation hypothesis
Consider the hypothesis of Nick Bostrom (David Chalmers and Robin Hanson): “What if we are simulations living in a simulation of the world of their ancestors created by our posthuman descendants?” Let's tell you how to test this hypothesis using natural science. Explore flat world concepts, digital and black hole physics, cellular automata, the holographic principle, the mathematical universe hypothesis, and other fantastic ideas from modern physics.