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2024OnlinePanel 12Saturday 28th SeptemberWarhammer 40k

In Praise of Depth: WH40K Minis as Borgmannian Things

Abstract In his 1984 study Technology and the Character of Contemporary Life—published shortly before the first edition of WH40K—philosopher Albert Borgmann provided an analysis of modern technology centered on the dichotomy between things and devices. For Borgmann, a device is an object that provides a commodity (energy, information, entertainment, etc.) while making the mechanism of …

2024Friday 27th SeptemberPanel 1Warhammer 40k

Projecting Technological Development Over 38,000 Years: Lessons from History

The Warhammer 40k universe, set roughly 38,000 years in the future, presents an intriguing opportunity to explore the potential trajectory of technological advancement. This abstract proposes a comparative analysis of historical technological development with speculative projections for the next 38 millennia, drawing on the rich technological landscape depicted in Warhammer 40k. Technological progress over the …

2024OnlinePanel 15Saturday 28th SeptemberWarhammer 40k

The Machine God endows thee with life – The Priesthood of Mars as a cultural expression of biomedicalization in the 21st century

Much like the techpriests of the Cult Mechanicus, Western societies in the second millennium are consumed by technological advancement, techno-positivistic ontologies, and the sustainability of mankind. During the mid-1900s, there was a shift in biomedical research and theorization that since has brought us new conceptualization of the body: what it can and cannot do and …

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Damnation and Salvation through technology in the Imperium of Man

Beset on all sides and within, even with a million worlds, humanity fights a long-drawn battle of attrition. If the Imperium of Man wants to stand a chance, technology is its only hope. And even if it lacks behind, compared to the Necron or Eldar, human ingenuity once rules the stars. Technology is so important …

2024Friday 27th SeptemberPanel 1Warhammer 40k

POV: You’re a Tech-Priest – Using Warhammer 40k’s sociotechnical ontology as a tool for diffraction

As I sit down in my scriptorium, the cogitator comes alive with a touch of my finger, its spirit has grown accustomed to in lengthy rituals of familiarization after it was first assigned to me. Eager to work, it presents me with chatter from the noosphere that still my flesh is too weak to perceive …