"Frankly, an obsession with human uniqueness, by which is usually meant
human superiority, tends to fit too closely for comfort with claims or
assumptions regarding the superiority of the 'canonical human', so often
narrowly modeled on the ideals of one dominant human type (male, high
status, etc.)"
Jay, I agree with all that you say in this most recent statement. And, I
would say, consider the interesting positive feedback of "alienation"
with the "obsession with human uniqueness." New technologies demonstrate
to us the patterns we share with all other phenomena. As complexity
theory, or dynamical systems theory coevolve complexity theory becomes
community writ large. Our social sciences have much with which to
co-adapt. Things are not going to settle down.
Molly
Molly