The Posthuman and a Dialectic of Sacrifice

The purpose of this study is to examine the concept of homeostasis, the sustaining of which is importantly aimed by the neural networks of human brain simulated by most artificial intelligences. Through this, we connect the meaning of dialectical movement, which becomes more prominent in the post-human era where life and machinery intersect and overlap with each other, to the Christian theme of ‘sacrifice.’ Homeostasis itself is the dialectical relationship between life and its outside world. This article shows that the relationship is activated by nothing more than a non-dual double negative dialectic, that is, a Korean way of thinking, and at the same time, it can be connected to the Christian practices of messianic sacrifices. Further, the dialectical nature of messianic sacrifice will provide a clue as to where the humanities should inquire into in the post-human era created by the connection between life and machinery