Human Literacy in the Age of AI: Dissolving Anthropocentric Perspective through Buddhist-Posthuman Dialogue
Mercator Lecture for AI in the Human Context
As artificial intelligence increasingly shapes human experiences and interactions, our conventional anthropocentric perspective faces profound challenges. This lecture explores how Buddhist philosophy, particularly its non-dualistic view of life and interconnectedness, offers valuable insights for transcending human-centered thinking. By engaging in a dialogue between Buddhism and posthumanist perspectives, we can cultivate a new kind of human literacy—one that embraces coexistence and interdependence with AI and the broader ecological system.
You can join this lecture in person or digitally under the following zoom link:
https://uni-bonn.zoom-x.de/j/68529770113?pwd=iDJFK1n20UBuabqXxOIHTUSnaN4vjW.1
June 16, 2025 - 5.15pm CEST
Meeting ID: 685 2977 0113
Passcode: 916421
For in person attendance, please register with Tanja Mlinski (mlinski@uni-bonn.de)
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About Shoukei Matsumoto
Visiting Professor at CST: May-July 2025
松本紹圭 / Shoukei Matsumoto has over 20 years of experience as a Pure Land Buddhist. He received his BA in Philosophy at the University of Tokyo in Japan and an MBA at the Indian School of Business in India as an Ambassadorial Scholar of Rotary Foundation. He is Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder of Interbeing, Inc. and Young Global Leaders Alumni of the World Economic Forum. He has notably published A Monk's Guide to Clean a House and Mind (Penguin) in more than twenty languages, among other books. Matsumoto has also translated books, including Roman Krznaric's The Good Ancestor: How to Think Long Term in a Short-Term World. He has held lectures and workshops internationally, was a Visiting Professor at Musashino University, Japan, and has been featured on publications including the Japan Times, the Guardian and the Forbes Japan. In 2024, Shoukei Matsumoto contributed to the United Nations UNDP Signals Spotlight with "A GOOD ANCESTOR". He is a producer of Musashino University's 100th Anniversary project Camphor Tree Village and hosts the podcast program ‘voice’ (in English), a dialogue with global leaders.
As part of the Desirable Digitalisation project, Shoukei Matsumoto works on "Beyond the Human Perspective: AI, Buddhism, and the New Realism of Transperspectivity".