Ciano Aydin
Biographic Data
| ID | 3590370 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ciano Aydin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ciano |
| FAMILY NAME | Aydin |
| SIGNATURE | AYDIN C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Twente |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4654-2628 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The necessity of objectification: Sartre and Lacan on online body shaming
In psychological research, online body shaming is typically linked to objectification, where objectification is considered something to be avoided and fought. In this paper, we take a somewhat different perspective: while agreeing that objectification is indeed a key element to understand online body shaming, our starting point is that objectification cannot be avoided. We argue that online body shaming is grounded in a mismatch between the way o…
Negotiating the authenticity of AI: How the discourse on AI rejects human indeterminacy
In this paper, we demonstrate how the language and reasonings that academics, developers, consumers, marketers, and journalists deploy to accept or reject AI as authentic intelligence has far-reaching bearing on how we understand our human intelligence and condition. The discourse on AI is part of what we call the “authenticity negotiation process” through which AI’s “intelligence” is given a particular meaning and value. This has implications fo…
Less and more than data: A Lacanian inquiry into self-formation in the age of data mining
This paper explores how data mining can redefine and reshape human identity, transforming the self into a fluid construct continuously shaped through ongoing profiling. To understand this transformation, we draw on Lacan’s theory of subjectivity and his conception of desire as the engine of subjectivity. Rejecting essentialist notions of the self, Lacan argues that identity is formed within—and through—social, cultural, and, as we emphasize here,…
To Repair or not to Repair? Disclosing the Subject in Technical Mediation
This paper aims to develop a more comprehensive account of subjectivity in human-technology relations. Our argument unfolds in two stages. First, we contend that classical mediation theory falls short in addressing subjectivity, as it remains confined to functionalist and instrumentalist perspectives. Rather than rejecting postphenomenology, we seek to renew and deepen it by reconnecting it to its phenomenological roots as envisioned by Don Ihde.…
Empowerment: Freud, Canguilhem and Lacan on the ideal of health promotion
Empowerment is a prominent ideal in health promotion. However, the exact meaning of this ideal is often not made explicit. In this paper, we outline an account of empowerment grounded in the human capacity to adapt and adjust to environmental and societal norms without being completely determined by those norms. Our account reveals a tension at the heart of empowerment between (a) the ability of self-governance and (b) the need to adapt and adjus…
The Technological Uncanny as a Permanent Dimension of Selfhood
“The uncanny valley” indicates that as a robot approaches a nearly human state, initial positive responses quickly turn to strong revulsion. After reviewing various explanations for this phenomenon, this chapter interprets the uncanny feeling towards humanoids not as a response to a lack of humanness but rather as a response to the inability to fathom and appropriate what makes the viewer of the robot different from the robot, that is, what makes…
Negotiating Authenticity in Technological Environments
Essentialists understand authenticity as an inherent quality of a person, object, artifact, or place, whereas constructionists consider authenticity as a social creation without any pre-given essence, factuality, or reality. In this paper, we move beyond the essentialist-constructionist dichotomy. Rather than focusing on the question whether authenticity can be found or needs to be constructed, we hook into the idea that authenticity is an intera…
Brain imaging technologies as source for Extrospection: Self-formation through critical self-identification
Brain imaging technologies are increasingly used to find networks and brain regions that are specific to the functional realization of particular aspects of the self. In this paper, we aim to show how neuroscientific research and techniques could be used in the context of self-formation without treating them as representations of an inner realm. To do so, we show first how a Cartesian framework underlies the interpretation and usage of brain imag…
Technological Environmentality: Conceptualizing Technology as a Mediating Milieu
After several technological revolutions in which technologies became ever more present in our daily lives, the digital technologies that are currently being developed are actually fading away from sight. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are not only embedded in devices that we explicitly “use” but increasingly become an intrinsic part of the material environment in which we live. How to conceptualize the role of these new technol…
How to Forget the Unforgettable? On Collective Trauma, Cultural Identity, and Mnemotechnologies
Nietzsche’s notion of “active forgetting” is employed to better understand the disruptive and destructive influence of collective trauma on cultural identity. Throughout the article genocide is taken as a cause of extreme trauma and used to illustrate this impact. Active forgetting in this context should not be confused with memories fading away; it is rather a positive and active force, a capacity which an individual, a society, or a culture nee…
Transcendence in Technology
According to Max Weber, the “fate of our times” is characterized by a “disenchantment of the world.” The scientific ambition of rationalization and intellectualization, as well as the attempt to master nature through technology, will greatly limit experiences of and openness for the transcendent, i.e. that which is beyond our control. Insofar as transcendence is a central aspect of virtually every religion and all religious experiences, the devel…
On Freedom and Responsibility: Discovering the Human as a Transcendent Being
This paper takes as a starting point the letter of Cardinal Angelo Sodano which is used as a preface in the various publications and translations of the Catholic Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church. In this letter Sodano highlights an aspect that he believes deserves special attention: ‘men and women are invited above all to discover themselves as transcendent beings, in every dimension of their lives, including those related to socia…
Nietzsche on Reality as Will to Power: Toward an "Organization–Struggle" Model
Nietzsche on Reality as Will to Power:Toward an "Organization–Struggle" Model Ciano Aydin The goal of this article is to shed light on Nietzsche's notion of reality through a critical examination of the notions "will to power," "struggle," and "organization." In the first section, I discuss the ontological status of the will to power. I then elaborate this notion on the basis of the (relation among the) concepts "organization" (section 2), "form"…
Nietzsche on Reality as Will to Power: Toward an “Organization—Struggle” Model
T he goal of this article is to shed light on Nietzsche's notion of reality through a critical examination of the notions "will to power," "struggle," and "organization." In the first section, I discuss the ontological status of the will to power. I then elaborate this notion on the basis of the (relation among the) concepts "organization" (section 2), "form" (section 3), and struggle (section 4). Although I discuss the concept of form in a separ…
Nietzsche: Writings from the Late Notebooks
Book Review| April 01 2007 Nietzsche: Writings from the Late Notebooks Nietzsche: Writings from the Late NotebooksBittner, Rüdiger; Sturge, Kate Ciano Aydin; Ciano Aydin Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Herman Siemens Herman Siemens Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google The Journal of Nietzsche Studies (2007) 33 (1): 94–104. https://doi.org/10.2307/20717905 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Per…
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Nietzsche on Reality as Will to Power: Toward an "Organization–Struggle" Model
Nietzsche on Reality as Will to Power:Toward an "Organization–Struggle" Model Ciano Aydin The goal of this article is to shed light on Nietzsche's notion of reality through a critical examination of the notions "will to power," "struggle," and "organization." In the first section, I discuss the ontological status of the will to power. I then elaborate this notion on the basis of the (relation among the) concepts "organization" (section 2), "form"…
Nietzsche on Reality as Will to Power: Toward an “Organization—Struggle” Model
T he goal of this article is to shed light on Nietzsche's notion of reality through a critical examination of the notions "will to power," "struggle," and "organization." In the first section, I discuss the ontological status of the will to power. I then elaborate this notion on the basis of the (relation among the) concepts "organization" (section 2), "form" (section 3), and struggle (section 4). Although I discuss the concept of form in a separ…
Nietzsche: Writings from the Late Notebooks
Book Review| April 01 2007 Nietzsche: Writings from the Late Notebooks Nietzsche: Writings from the Late NotebooksBittner, Rüdiger; Sturge, Kate Ciano Aydin; Ciano Aydin Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Herman Siemens Herman Siemens Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google The Journal of Nietzsche Studies (2007) 33 (1): 94–104. https://doi.org/10.2307/20717905 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Per…
On Freedom and Responsibility: Discovering the Human as a Transcendent Being
This paper takes as a starting point the letter of Cardinal Angelo Sodano which is used as a preface in the various publications and translations of the Catholic Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church. In this letter Sodano highlights an aspect that he believes deserves special attention: ‘men and women are invited above all to discover themselves as transcendent beings, in every dimension of their lives, including those related to socia…
Transcendence in Technology
According to Max Weber, the “fate of our times” is characterized by a “disenchantment of the world.” The scientific ambition of rationalization and intellectualization, as well as the attempt to master nature through technology, will greatly limit experiences of and openness for the transcendent, i.e. that which is beyond our control. Insofar as transcendence is a central aspect of virtually every religion and all religious experiences, the devel…
How to Forget the Unforgettable? On Collective Trauma, Cultural Identity, and Mnemotechnologies
Nietzsche’s notion of “active forgetting” is employed to better understand the disruptive and destructive influence of collective trauma on cultural identity. Throughout the article genocide is taken as a cause of extreme trauma and used to illustrate this impact. Active forgetting in this context should not be confused with memories fading away; it is rather a positive and active force, a capacity which an individual, a society, or a culture nee…
Technological Environmentality: Conceptualizing Technology as a Mediating Milieu
After several technological revolutions in which technologies became ever more present in our daily lives, the digital technologies that are currently being developed are actually fading away from sight. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are not only embedded in devices that we explicitly “use” but increasingly become an intrinsic part of the material environment in which we live. How to conceptualize the role of these new technol…
Brain imaging technologies as source for Extrospection: Self-formation through critical self-identification
Brain imaging technologies are increasingly used to find networks and brain regions that are specific to the functional realization of particular aspects of the self. In this paper, we aim to show how neuroscientific research and techniques could be used in the context of self-formation without treating them as representations of an inner realm. To do so, we show first how a Cartesian framework underlies the interpretation and usage of brain imag…
Negotiating Authenticity in Technological Environments
Essentialists understand authenticity as an inherent quality of a person, object, artifact, or place, whereas constructionists consider authenticity as a social creation without any pre-given essence, factuality, or reality. In this paper, we move beyond the essentialist-constructionist dichotomy. Rather than focusing on the question whether authenticity can be found or needs to be constructed, we hook into the idea that authenticity is an intera…
The Technological Uncanny as a Permanent Dimension of Selfhood
“The uncanny valley” indicates that as a robot approaches a nearly human state, initial positive responses quickly turn to strong revulsion. After reviewing various explanations for this phenomenon, this chapter interprets the uncanny feeling towards humanoids not as a response to a lack of humanness but rather as a response to the inability to fathom and appropriate what makes the viewer of the robot different from the robot, that is, what makes…
Empowerment: Freud, Canguilhem and Lacan on the ideal of health promotion
Empowerment is a prominent ideal in health promotion. However, the exact meaning of this ideal is often not made explicit. In this paper, we outline an account of empowerment grounded in the human capacity to adapt and adjust to environmental and societal norms without being completely determined by those norms. Our account reveals a tension at the heart of empowerment between (a) the ability of self-governance and (b) the need to adapt and adjus…
The necessity of objectification: Sartre and Lacan on online body shaming
In psychological research, online body shaming is typically linked to objectification, where objectification is considered something to be avoided and fought. In this paper, we take a somewhat different perspective: while agreeing that objectification is indeed a key element to understand online body shaming, our starting point is that objectification cannot be avoided. We argue that online body shaming is grounded in a mismatch between the way o…
Negotiating the authenticity of AI: How the discourse on AI rejects human indeterminacy
In this paper, we demonstrate how the language and reasonings that academics, developers, consumers, marketers, and journalists deploy to accept or reject AI as authentic intelligence has far-reaching bearing on how we understand our human intelligence and condition. The discourse on AI is part of what we call the “authenticity negotiation process” through which AI’s “intelligence” is given a particular meaning and value. This has implications fo…
Less and more than data: A Lacanian inquiry into self-formation in the age of data mining
This paper explores how data mining can redefine and reshape human identity, transforming the self into a fluid construct continuously shaped through ongoing profiling. To understand this transformation, we draw on Lacan’s theory of subjectivity and his conception of desire as the engine of subjectivity. Rejecting essentialist notions of the self, Lacan argues that identity is formed within—and through—social, cultural, and, as we emphasize here,…
To Repair or not to Repair? Disclosing the Subject in Technical Mediation
This paper aims to develop a more comprehensive account of subjectivity in human-technology relations. Our argument unfolds in two stages. First, we contend that classical mediation theory falls short in addressing subjectivity, as it remains confined to functionalist and instrumentalist perspectives. Rather than rejecting postphenomenology, we seek to renew and deepen it by reconnecting it to its phenomenological roots as envisioned by Don Ihde.…
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