Marc Heimann
Biographic Data
| ID | 4126144 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marc Heimann |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marc |
| FAMILY NAME | Heimann |
| SIGNATURE | HEIMANN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hochschule Niederrhein |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3757-1790 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The extimate core of understanding
This paper delves into the striking parallels between the linguistic patterns of Large Language Models (LLMs) and the concepts of psychosis in Lacanian psychoanalysis. Lacanian theory, with its focus on the formal and logical underpinnings of psychosis, provides a compelling lens to juxtapose human cognition and AI mechanisms. LLMs, such as GPT-4, appear to replicate the intricate metaphorical and metonymical frameworks inherent in human language…
The Freudian subject in the digital sphere
Modern concepts of information based in computation are centrally reliant on the idea of the system as a holistic and encompassing structure that might be complex, but never includes true indeterminacy. The unconscious of the Freudian subject on the other hand is centrally marked by an indeterminacy that is not transferable to the digital sphere. How to conceptualize these competing ontologies and their effect on the subject? The current zeitgeis…
AI as Social Actor
Given the social and political influence of social networks, which are often structured and organized by what today falls under the umbrella term artificial intelligence, we seek to define this new social frame. Most importantly, we ask how to frame this new social sphere in current theory and how it can be conceptualized for social sciences. However, this is not possible without constructing a logical frame for a problem as deeply entwined with …
Material calculation and its unconscious
The following paper focuses on discerning a specific epistemic effect that modern computers and especially the technology of artificial intelligence (AI) have. To discern this effect, it is necessary to reflect on the use of mathematics, that is its practice, and its ontological underpinnings. To do this, we combine Heideggerian and Lacanian concepts to approach the theoretical problem that AI and computers pose to the practice of calculation. Th…
The mirror operator
The paper explores the Lacanian metaphor of the mirror as a logical operator. While the mirror-stage has often been discussed regarding its imaginary relevance, the mirror as a logical operator has not yet been discussed. To mark a first approach to this, the paper discusses the formulas Lacan offers in his Seminar X , "Anxiety," as an example for the use of this operator. The formulas show a great deal of complexity that binds several elements o…
The Explorative Nature of Heideggerian Logic
AI as Social Actor
Given the social and political influence of social networks, which are often structured and organized by what today falls under the umbrella term artificial intelligence, we seek to define this new social frame. Most importantly, we ask how to frame this new social sphere in current theory and how it can be conceptualized for social sciences. However, this is not possible without constructing a logical frame for a problem as deeply entwined with …
The mirror operator
The paper explores the Lacanian metaphor of the mirror as a logical operator. While the mirror-stage has often been discussed regarding its imaginary relevance, the mirror as a logical operator has not yet been discussed. To mark a first approach to this, the paper discusses the formulas Lacan offers in his Seminar X , "Anxiety," as an example for the use of this operator. The formulas show a great deal of complexity that binds several elements o…
The Explorative Nature of Heideggerian Logic
The Explorative Nature of Heideggerian Logic
The mirror operator
The paper explores the Lacanian metaphor of the mirror as a logical operator. While the mirror-stage has often been discussed regarding its imaginary relevance, the mirror as a logical operator has not yet been discussed. To mark a first approach to this, the paper discusses the formulas Lacan offers in his Seminar X , "Anxiety," as an example for the use of this operator. The formulas show a great deal of complexity that binds several elements o…
AI as Social Actor
Given the social and political influence of social networks, which are often structured and organized by what today falls under the umbrella term artificial intelligence, we seek to define this new social frame. Most importantly, we ask how to frame this new social sphere in current theory and how it can be conceptualized for social sciences. However, this is not possible without constructing a logical frame for a problem as deeply entwined with …
Material calculation and its unconscious
The following paper focuses on discerning a specific epistemic effect that modern computers and especially the technology of artificial intelligence (AI) have. To discern this effect, it is necessary to reflect on the use of mathematics, that is its practice, and its ontological underpinnings. To do this, we combine Heideggerian and Lacanian concepts to approach the theoretical problem that AI and computers pose to the practice of calculation. Th…
The Freudian subject in the digital sphere
Modern concepts of information based in computation are centrally reliant on the idea of the system as a holistic and encompassing structure that might be complex, but never includes true indeterminacy. The unconscious of the Freudian subject on the other hand is centrally marked by an indeterminacy that is not transferable to the digital sphere. How to conceptualize these competing ontologies and their effect on the subject? The current zeitgeis…
The extimate core of understanding
This paper delves into the striking parallels between the linguistic patterns of Large Language Models (LLMs) and the concepts of psychosis in Lacanian psychoanalysis. Lacanian theory, with its focus on the formal and logical underpinnings of psychosis, provides a compelling lens to juxtapose human cognition and AI mechanisms. LLMs, such as GPT-4, appear to replicate the intricate metaphorical and metonymical frameworks inherent in human language…
Computer Science (6 works) · Epistemology (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Cognitive science (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Psychoanalysis (3 works) · Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics (3 works) · Digital Media and Philosophy (2 works)