SUNDAY 16TH FEBRUARY 2003

IDENTITY - WORKING GROUP DISCUSSION

GROUP 3

TRANSCENDING IDENTITY

• Restrain
• Explore
• Meaning, searching
• Time
• Space (as a giant circle)
• who affects time line SELF or OTHERS

BIOTECH

• Scary!
• Genetic piracy
• IDENTITY THEFT
• We can change ourselves
  PLAYING 'GOD'
• Construction / deconstruction
• Cybernetics, implants etc
• Constructed memories

Positive

• Saving lives
• Discovery -> answering identity question
• More questions ->overly prescription answers
• Clarity on identity potential

Boundaries ->Social
Limitations / Classifications / Judgement / Boxes
Challenge -> straddling boxes
Complexity
Ethics / Moral agency & Responsibility
Nature / Nurture
Develop & Change
Group Identity -> Issues of belonging
Body image / gestures -> reality between self & body