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Nanotechnology–Intentionality and Free-Will


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1 Centre for Applied Research in Indic Technologies (CARIT) & Department of Computer Science and Engineering, CEG Campus, Sardar Patel Road, Anna University, Chennai – 600 025, India
 

Body modification (or body alteration) is the wilful altering of the human body by an individual in a way that lasts forever or for a very long time. This is usually for non-medical reasons that include sexual enhancement, a rite of passage, aesthetic reasons, denoting affiliation, trust and loyalty, religious reasons, shock value, and self-expression. It can range from the socially acceptable decoration (e.g., pierced ears or nose in many societies) to the religiously mandated. Body art is the modification of any part of the human body for artistic or aesthetic reasons. Nanotechnology is currently available to implant biometric devices in human beings, which can be monitored by software, satellites and utilized by Government and Industry. In fact several developers are currently bringing these technologies to the public and private sector at affordable prices. The context of “Technology Consumerism” compounded by Intentionality and Free-Will of its consumer’s results in many unintended consequences outlined in this paper. Geometry of Morphogenesis is the proposed theory for decoding body modification.

Keywords

Automation, Cybernetics, Consciousness, Disruptive Technologies, Free-Will, Geometry of Morphogenesis, Intentionality, Theory.
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T. V. Gopal
Centre for Applied Research in Indic Technologies (CARIT) & Department of Computer Science and Engineering, CEG Campus, Sardar Patel Road, Anna University, Chennai – 600 025, India

Abstract


Body modification (or body alteration) is the wilful altering of the human body by an individual in a way that lasts forever or for a very long time. This is usually for non-medical reasons that include sexual enhancement, a rite of passage, aesthetic reasons, denoting affiliation, trust and loyalty, religious reasons, shock value, and self-expression. It can range from the socially acceptable decoration (e.g., pierced ears or nose in many societies) to the religiously mandated. Body art is the modification of any part of the human body for artistic or aesthetic reasons. Nanotechnology is currently available to implant biometric devices in human beings, which can be monitored by software, satellites and utilized by Government and Industry. In fact several developers are currently bringing these technologies to the public and private sector at affordable prices. The context of “Technology Consumerism” compounded by Intentionality and Free-Will of its consumer’s results in many unintended consequences outlined in this paper. Geometry of Morphogenesis is the proposed theory for decoding body modification.

Keywords


Automation, Cybernetics, Consciousness, Disruptive Technologies, Free-Will, Geometry of Morphogenesis, Intentionality, Theory.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.13005/ojcst12.03.05