Technoetics is a

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introduced by

Roy Ascott Roy Ascott FRSA (born 26 October 1934) is a British artist, who works with cybernetics and telematics on an art he calls technoetics by focusing on the impact of digital and telecommunications networks on consciousness. Since the 1960s, Ascott ...

, who coined the term from ''

techne In Ancient Greek philosophy, techne (; , ) is a philosophical concept that refers to making or doing. Today, while the Ancient Greek definition of techne is similar to the modern definition and use of " practical knowledge", techne can include var ...

'' and '' noetic theory'', to refer to the emergent field of technology and consciousness research.

Definitions

The Technoetic relates to that which concerns the technology of consciousness. Such technology may be telematic, digital, genetic, vegetal, moist, or linguistic. The emergence of Technoetics can be juxtaposed with a number of other innovative interdisciplinary areas of scholarship which have surfaced in recent years including: technoscience, technoethics, viractuality, and technocriticism.

Technoetics is a convergent field of practice that seeks to explore
consciousness Consciousness, at its simplest, is awareness of a state or object, either internal to oneself or in one's external environment. However, its nature has led to millennia of analyses, explanations, and debate among philosophers, scientists, an ...
and connectivity through digital, telematic, chemical or spiritual means; embracing both interactive and psychoactive technologies and the creative use of moist-media. -Roy Ascott, ''Technoetic Art Intellect Books 2003''

History of technoetics

Technoetics is a syncretic research area linked to the

transdisciplinary Transdisciplinarity is an approach that iteratively interweaves knowledge systems, skills, methodologies, values and fields of expertise within inclusive and innovative collaborations that bridge academic disciplines and community perspectives, ...

methodology between art and science.Ascott, R. (2003). ''Telematic Embrace: visionary theories of art, technology and consciousness''. (Edward A. Shanken, ed.) Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 380-381 This is rooted in the research of Roy Ascott and his

Planetary Collegium The Planetary Collegium (a.k.a. CAiiA / Centre for Advanced Inquiry in Integrative Arts) is an international transcultural and transdisciplinary new media art educational research platform that promotes on the doctorate level the integration of ar ...

; including its CAiiA-Hub, Trento-Node (Italy), Lucerne-Node (Switzerland), and DeTao-Node (Shanghai, China) research communities. The term appeared for the first time in 1997 in the Ascott paper: "The Technoetic Aesthetic: Art and the Matter of Consciousness". In: R. Ascott (ed) ''Consciousness Reframed: art and consciousness in the post-biological era: 1st International CAiiA Research Conference Proceedings'' published by University of Wales College, Newport. Since 2014, the field and research area of Technoetics is being taught in the Shanghai Institute of Visual Art. The Technoetic arts undergraduate course was created by

and is provided by th
Roy Ascott Technoetic Arts Studio
and the Detao Masters Academy at the Shanghai Institute of Visual Art.

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References

*Ascott, R. (2003). Quando an onça se deita com a ovelha: a arte com mídias úmidas e a cultura pós-biológica. In: DOMINGUES, D. (ed). Arte e vida no século XXI. São Paulo: Editora UNESP. pp. 273–284 *Ascott, R. (2003). ''Telematic Embrace: visionary theories of art, technology and consciousness''. (Edward A. Shanken, ed.) Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 6, 376, 378, 380-381 *Monico, F. (2008). La Variazione Technoetica in "Le variazioni Grandi" Quaderno di Comunicazione 8. Roma: Meltemi. *Ascott, R. (1997) TECHNOETIC AESTHETICS. 100 Terms and Definitions for the Post-biological Era. 1997. *LASER talks at Roy Ascott Studio (2023) * TECHNOETIC AESTHETICS * Psiborgian Incursions. LASER Chair: Dr. Clarissa Ribeiro. https://leonardo.info/civicrm/event/info%3Fid%3D820%26reset%3D1 Technology neologisms