赛博学(Cyberism)——研究人与网络空间的学说

Cyberism: The theory for relationships between human and cyberspace

  • 摘要: 自早期人类以来的大约700万年中,人类一直生存在三个基本空间中,即物理空间(自然空间),社会空间和思维空间(认知空间). 但随着电子计算机的诞生,以及后来的互联网和人工智能技术的发展,人类的生产和生活方式已经发生了极大改变,即在原来的三个基本生存空间之外,诞生了一个新的生存空间,即赛博空间(Cyberspace,网络空间). 在我们的传统文化中,儒(Confucianism)是研究人与人(社会空间)的关系,释(Buddhism)是研究人与内心(思维空间)的关系,道(Daoism或Taoism)是研究人与自然(物理空间)的关系,而人与赛博空间(网络空间)关系还未得到深入研究. 本文首先提出赛博学(Cyberism)是专门研究人与赛博空间(网络空间)关系的学说,系统阐述赛博学中的一些基本问题,如:赛博哲学、赛博科学与赛博逻辑问题;赛博学中若干“人”的问题;赛博学中科技发展、社会与认知,以及网络空间生存带来的疾病与健康问题等. 其次研究了赛博空间引起的学科变革,即赛博学的学科体系及其对传统学科体系的影响. 最后展望了赛博学对未来人类文明进化、教育与科技创新的影响.

     

    Abstract: Approximately more than seven million years since early humans, humanity has existed within three fundamental spaces: physical (also known as the natural space), social, and thinking (also referred to as the cognitive space). The physical space represents the interaction between humans and the natural environment; the social space reflects the network of relationships among individuals; and the thinking space includes human consciousness, cognition, and the spiritual world. However, with the advent of electronic computers and the subsequent development of the internet and artificial intelligence, human modes of production and living have undergone significant changes. A new space—cyberspace—has emerged beyond the original three fundamental spaces. This space not only encompasses human activities in the digital environment but also significantly influences identity construction, social behavior, value systems, and ideologies. New digital phenomena such as livestream commerce, the gig economy, metaverse, virtual humans, online education, and digital social interactions are rapidly expanding the dimensions of human life, leading to unprecedented behavioral patterns and social structures. In traditional Chinese culture, Confucianism studies the relationship between people (social space), Buddhism explores the relationship between individuals and their inner minds (thinking space), and Daoism (or Taoism) focuses on the relationship between humans and nature (physical space). However, the relationship between humans and cyberspace has not yet been thoroughly explored. In response to this significant transformation, this paper introduces the concept of Cyberism, a new school of thought developed as a counterpart to Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism. Cyberism is dedicated to systematically exploring the fundamental relationship between humans and cyberspace and establishing new principles for existence, behavior, and ethics within this digital realm. It views cyberspace not only as a technological extension but also as a full-fledged existential domain that demands its own philosophical, scientific, and normative framework. This study focuses on several fundamental issues in Cyberism. These include problems related to cyber philosophy, cyber science, and cyberlogic. It also examines questions concerning the notion of “the human” in Cyberism, such as cyborgs, digital humans, digital twin humans, and robots. Furthermore, it explores issues of technological development in Cyberism, including sense–communication–computation–storage, the transformation from data to intelligence (data–information–knowledge–intelligence), the progression from artificial narrow intelligence to artificial general and super intelligence (ANI–AGI–ASI), human–machine integrated intelligence, and artificial consciousness. This study also considers social and cognitive challenges, including cyber ethics and morality, culture and art, gender, psychology, and governance. Additionally, it discusses health and disease issues arising from existence in cyberspace. In addition, this paper elaborates on a disciplinary framework for Cyberism encompassing the natural, social, cognitive, and cyber sciences. Based on the cyber–physical–social–thinking (CPST) space, it outlines a new approach to disciplinary organization and highlights the transformation of traditional academic structures. Finally, it explores the challenges and opportunities that Cyberism presents for the evolution of human civilization, education, and technological innovation. Cyberism, as a pioneering field bridging humanities and cyberspace, offers not only a theoretical lens for navigating digital transformation but also a potential philosophical and ethical cornerstone for sustaining human dignity, purpose, and development in an increasingly virtualized world.

     

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