Research Article

The Changing Definition of Human Nature From Traditional to Contemporary Approaches: A View of Human Nature in The Philosophy of Information

Volume: 23 Number: 2 September 30, 2024
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The Changing Definition of Human Nature From Traditional to Contemporary Approaches: A View of Human Nature in The Philosophy of Information

Abstract

The issue of what human nature is an important issue for understanding the present and building the future. The place of human beings in the universe as well as their duty, their relationship with society, and their environment has been shaped by the meaning attributed to human nature. This article examines the transformation that the understanding of human nature in traditional philosophy has undergone after the information revolution from the perspective of information philosophy. Information technologies, which have integrated into every area of our lives after the information revolution, has deeply affected our scientific, economic, intellectual, and cultural activities. With the information revolution, human nature has been redefined with its characteristics that participate in design and creation activities, thanks to its interaction abilities, which are information-processing capacities, beyond biological and spiritual characteristics. The understanding of human nature has been addressed in different historical periods since the mythological period. The subject here is to evaluate the understanding of human nature from the traditional to the present. The anthropocentric understanding of humans, traditionally defined in the context of biological, physiological, and spiritual characteristics, is defined in the philosophy of information in a holistic context as an agent with information processing capacity, an informational object. As an entity that carries and processes information, humans are evaluated in the same category as information technologies such as cybernetic systems and artificial intelligence, although they have different characteristics, as informational objects. In addition, this study aims to provide a new perspective to the literature by examining the change process in the understanding of human nature.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Systematic Philosophy (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

September 28, 2024

Publication Date

September 30, 2024

Submission Date

July 12, 2024

Acceptance Date

September 24, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 23 Number: 2

APA
Kantar, N. (2024). The Changing Definition of Human Nature From Traditional to Contemporary Approaches: A View of Human Nature in The Philosophy of Information. Kaygı. Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Felsefe Dergisi, 23(2), 381-414. https://doi.org/10.20981/kaygi.1515142
AMA
1.Kantar N. The Changing Definition of Human Nature From Traditional to Contemporary Approaches: A View of Human Nature in The Philosophy of Information. Kaygı. 2024;23(2):381-414. doi:10.20981/kaygi.1515142
Chicago
Kantar, Nesibe. 2024. “The Changing Definition of Human Nature From Traditional to Contemporary Approaches: A View of Human Nature in The Philosophy of Information”. Kaygı. Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Felsefe Dergisi 23 (2): 381-414. https://doi.org/10.20981/kaygi.1515142.
EndNote
Kantar N (September 1, 2024) The Changing Definition of Human Nature From Traditional to Contemporary Approaches: A View of Human Nature in The Philosophy of Information. Kaygı. Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Felsefe Dergisi 23 2 381–414.
IEEE
[1]N. Kantar, “The Changing Definition of Human Nature From Traditional to Contemporary Approaches: A View of Human Nature in The Philosophy of Information”, Kaygı, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 381–414, Sept. 2024, doi: 10.20981/kaygi.1515142.
ISNAD
Kantar, Nesibe. “The Changing Definition of Human Nature From Traditional to Contemporary Approaches: A View of Human Nature in The Philosophy of Information”. Kaygı. Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Felsefe Dergisi 23/2 (September 1, 2024): 381-414. https://doi.org/10.20981/kaygi.1515142.
JAMA
1.Kantar N. The Changing Definition of Human Nature From Traditional to Contemporary Approaches: A View of Human Nature in The Philosophy of Information. Kaygı. 2024;23:381–414.
MLA
Kantar, Nesibe. “The Changing Definition of Human Nature From Traditional to Contemporary Approaches: A View of Human Nature in The Philosophy of Information”. Kaygı. Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Felsefe Dergisi, vol. 23, no. 2, Sept. 2024, pp. 381-14, doi:10.20981/kaygi.1515142.
Vancouver
1.Nesibe Kantar. The Changing Definition of Human Nature From Traditional to Contemporary Approaches: A View of Human Nature in The Philosophy of Information. Kaygı. 2024 Sep. 1;23(2):381-414. doi:10.20981/kaygi.1515142

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