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I am because we are: Ethical consequences of agential realism
Södertörn University, School of Culture and Education, Philosophy.
2021 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

Within the interdisciplinary field of new materialism Karen Barad’s theory of agential realism deconstructs our current euro-western metaphysical perception of the world and our existence within it, to then re-build an understanding based on relatively new findings within quantum physics. In this thesis I try to recreate Barad’s theory to see what ethical consequences might come from it. Together with practical examples within the discourse of today’s social world and our global connectedness I hope to create a better understanding of the impact of our actions and being on our culture and what we call the natural world. Removing the unique agency given to human culture and language to instead, with the help of post-humanistic ideas, add agency as a universal enactment rather than an attribute, we should start to see ourselves as active and real parts of the world-building that is our home. One main question that I see arise in the end is: what does responsibility entail when we all are one and the same? 

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2021. , p. 27
Keywords [en]
Karen Barad, Agential Realism, agentisk realism, responsibility, response ability, ethics, metaphysics, Democritus, agency, ai, global village, small world theory, consumption
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Philosophy
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URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-46087OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-46087DiVA, id: diva2:1577725
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Philosophy
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Humanities, Theology
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Available from: 2021-07-05 Created: 2021-07-03 Last updated: 2025-10-07Bibliographically approved

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