Transhumanism: The Proper Guide to a Posthuman Condition or a Dangerous Idea?

Transhumanism: The Proper Guide to a Posthuman Condition or a Dangerous Idea? Wolfgang Hofkirchner, Hans-Jörg Kreowski
This book examines the contributions of the transhumanism approach to technology, in particular the contributed chapters are wary of the implications of this popular idea. The volume is organized into four parts concerning philosophical, military, technological and sociological aspects of transhumanism, but the reader is free to choose various reading patterns. Topics discussed include gene editing, the singularity, ethical machines, metaphors in AI, mind uploading, and the philosophy of art, and some perspectives taken or discussed examine transhumanism within the context of the philosophy of technology, transhumanism as a derailed anthropology, and critical sociological aspects that consider transhumanism in the context of topical concerns such as whiteness, maleness, and masculinity. The book will be of value to researchers engaged with artificial intelligence, and the ethical, societal, and philosophical impacts of science and technology. Categories:
Computers – Computer Science
Year:
2021
Publisher:
Springer
Language:
english
Pages:
24 248
ISBN 10:
3030565459
ISBN 13:
9783030565459
Series:
Cognitive Technologies
File:
30 MB