Workshop 'Toward a systemic concept of attention for the attention economy, using Buddhist and Western ethics'
Toward a systemic concept of attention for the attention economy using Buddhist and Western ethics
In a recently published article “Attention as Practice” we argue that the current critiques of the attention economy are too narrow. We plea for a broader and more systemic concept of attention to propose changes to the attention economy.
As a next step, we want to use “Western” and Buddhist approaches to analyze and discuss with you what this broader systemic concept of attention could look like.
We therefore invite you to a hybrid event. The in-person meeting will take place at the TU/e campus at walking distance from Eindhoven central station.
For questions please contact Gunter Bombaerts.
Program
Monday 12:30–13:30: Presentation and Q&A
Peter Hershock “Machine consciousness an evolutionary frontier.“
Workshop: Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th of February
Finalised Program (January 17th 2024). If unforeseen changes occur, they will be indicated below on this website.
| CET | Tuesday Feb. 6 | Wednesday Feb. 7 |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00–9:30 | Welcome | Welcome |
| 9:30–11:00 | Setting the scene Gunter Bombaerts (in-person) Alex Agius Saliba MEP (online) Peter Hershock (in-person) | Ethics & attention Ven Juewei Shi (online) Soraj Hongladarom (online) Mod: Joel Anderson (in-person) |
| 11:00–11:30 | Break | Break |
| 11:30–13:00 | AI technology & attention James Williams (in-person) Jeanne Lim (online) Mod: Lily Frank (in-person) | Law & attention Lex Zard (in-person) Iris Eisenberger (in-person) Mod: Philippe Verreault-Julien (in-person) |
| 13:00–14:00 | Lunch | Lunch |
| 14:00–15:30 | Economy, business & attention Laszlo Zsolnai (online) Apiradee Wongkitrungrueng (online) Mod: Matthew Dennis (in-person) | (Post)modernity & attention David McMahan (in-person) Jin Y. Park (online) Mod: Tom Hannes (in-person) |
| 15:30–16:00 | Break | Break |
| 16:00–17:30 | Post-phenomenology & attention Diego D’Angelo (in-person) Mod: Andreas Spahn (in-person) Recap of the day | Panel: What’s next? (all in-person) Chiara Mascarello Rinie van Est Evelien Nieuwenburg Patricia Jaspers |
The event is supported by:
