Embodied Presence, COVID-19 and the Transcendence of ITopian Fear

Marcus T. Anthony

《Journal of Futures Studies》 25卷2期 (2020/12) Pp. 25-34

https://doi.org/10.6531/JFS.202012_25(2).0005

摘要

The arrival of the COVID-19 virus has led to an acceleration of four trends in our modern, technology-focused societies: the development of ITopia (a dystopian future where technology undermines our humanity) with its imbalanced computational rationality; the collapse of sensemaking; the spread of a culture of pessimism and misanthropy; and the denial of death. This article makes the case for the practice of embodied presence (mindfulness) and cognitive responsibility as means to return to a more grounded experience of life, consciousness and self amongst modern populations, and thus to help resolve these four problems.

關鍵字

COVID-19 ； Mindfulness ； Consciousness ； Denial of Death ； the War on Sensemaking ； Other Ways of Knowing ； Intuitive Intelligence ； Rationality ； Embodiment ； Spirituality ； Cognitive Responsibility ； Conspiracy Theories