디지털 부활 아바타와 인격 지속의 가능성 - 스톡스의 논의를 중심으로
Can Digitally Resurrected Avatar Sustain Personhood?
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이 글의 목적은 고인이 생전에 디지털 형식으로 남긴 텍스트, 오디오, 이미지 등 디지털 유해를 활용하여 고인 사후에 만들어진 디지털 아바타가 고인의 인격을 나타낼 수 없다는 패트릭 스톡스(Patrick Stokes)의 주장을 비판적으로 검토하는 것이다. 스톡스는 특히 소셜 미디어에 게시된 디지털 유해들은 손목시계 등의 일반적인 물리적 유품과 달리 단순히 소유물이 아니라 나의 정체성을 구성하는 역할을 하고 나아가 나의 현전(presence)과 인격을 지속시킨다고 주장하는 반면 디지털 아바타의 경우는 그렇지 않다고 본다. 이 글은 이러한 주장에 대해 스톡스가 제시한 근거를 비판적으로 검토하여 이 근거들이 스톡스의 주장을 정당화하기에 불충분하다는 것을 보이고자 한다.
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The purpose of this article is to critically examine Patrick Stokes' claim that a digitally resurrected avatar created with digital remains such as text, audio, and images cannot sustain the deceased’s personhood. Stokes argues that relatively static digital remains such as texts and images on my social network profiles are not simply possessions like material remains such as wristwatches, but play a role in constituting my identity and maintaining my presence and personhood. Interestingly, however, he refuses to admit such a status to the case of digital avatars. This article examines the grounds provided by Stokes for this claim and seeks to show that these grounds are insufficient to justify his argument.
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