Type IV culture or, is it possible to define a framework for universal creativity?

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Abstract

The radical limit of post-anthropocentric creativity is a mode of completely nonhuman creative endeavour. Yet, the anthropocentrism prevails and conceptions of radically different civilisations and cultures are defined by current human thought that shapes and limits the understanding of what a genuinely alternative cultural production might entail. This article uses the Kardashev scale of civilisations, classified according to energy consumption at the planetary, stellar and galactic scales to consider culture beyond the current limits of an inherently anthropocentric perspective. In considering microdimensional, informational and universal extensions of Kardashev's scale, critical reflections on the anthropocentric limits of cultural epistemology create an opportunity to posit a universal framework of creativity.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)24-36
Number of pages13
JournalDigital Creativity
Volume27
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2016

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