We know what we are, but not what we may be

Schauffer, Dennis2011-01-272011-01-272006SCHAUFFER, D. 2006. We know what we are, but not what we may be. TD: The journal for transdisciplinary research in Southern Africa, 2(2):379-390, Dec. [http://dspace.nwu.ac.za/handle/10394/3605]1817-4434http://hdl.handle.net/10394/3975This essay attempts to trace a personal journey from a liberal humanist stance to an awareness of non-dualism within the altering landscape of contemporary advances in technology. My fundamental argument is that the single inimitable characteristic of human consciousness is an ability to encompass non-dual thought and that this capacity can a priori not be copied, scanned or uploaded into an informational matrix that operates through bi-polar antimonies.enNon-dualismTechnologyBi-polar antimoniesPosthumanCyborgsTranshumanismLinear logicVirtual realityUmuntu ngumuntu ngabantuWe know what we are, but not what we may beArticle