Transhumanism and the Body - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Transhumanism and the Body write by C. Mercer. This book was released on 2014-09-17. Transhumanism and the Body available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This collection of original articles, a sequel of sorts to the 2009 Religion and the Implications of Radical Life Extension (Palgrave Macmillan), is the first sustained reflection, by scholars with expertise in the faith traditions, on how the transhumanist agenda might impact the body.
To Be a Machine
To Be a Machine - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook To Be a Machine write by Mark O'Connell. This book was released on 2017-02-28. To Be a Machine available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. “This gonzo-journalistic exploration of the Silicon Valley techno-utopians’ pursuit of escaping mortality is a breezy romp full of colorful characters.” —New York Times Book Review (Editor's Choice) Transhumanism is a movement pushing the limits of our bodies—our capabilities, intelligence, and lifespans—in the hopes that, through technology, we can become something better than ourselves. It has found support among Silicon Valley billionaires and some of the world’s biggest businesses. In To Be a Machine, journalist Mark O'Connell explores the staggering possibilities and moral quandaries that present themselves when you of think of your body as a device. He visits the world's foremost cryonics facility to witness how some have chosen to forestall death. He discovers an underground collective of biohackers, implanting electronics under their skin to enhance their senses. He meets a team of scientists urgently investigating how to protect mankind from artificial superintelligence. Where is our obsession with technology leading us? What does the rise of AI mean not just for our offices and homes, but for our humanity? Could the technologies we create to help us eventually bring us to harm? Addressing these questions, O'Connell presents a profound, provocative, often laugh-out-loud-funny look at an influential movement. In investigating what it means to be a machine, he offers a surprising meditation on what it means to be human.
Transhumanism and Society
Transhumanism and Society - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Transhumanism and Society write by Stephen Lilley. This book was released on 2012-07-31. Transhumanism and Society available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book provides an introductory overview to the social debate over enhancement technologies with an overview of the transhumanists' call to bypass human nature and conservationists' argument in defense of it. The author present this controversy as it unfolds in the contest between transhumanists proponents and conservationists, who push back with an argument to conserve human nature and to ban enhancement technologies. This book provides an overview of the key contested points and present the debate in an orderly, constructive fashion. Readers are informed about the discussion over humanism, the tension between science and religion, and the interpretation of socio-technological revolutions; and are invited to make up their own mind about one of the most challenging topics concerning the social and ethical implications of technological advancements.
Transhumanism and the Image of God
Transhumanism and the Image of God - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Transhumanism and the Image of God write by Jacob Shatzer. This book was released on 2019-04-09. Transhumanism and the Image of God available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Examining the transhumanist movement, biblical ethicist Jacob Shatzer grapples with the potential for technology to transform the way we think about what it means to be human. Exploring the doctrine of incarnation and topics such as artificial intelligence, robotics, medical technology, and communications tools, he guides us into careful consideration of the future of Christian discipleship in a disruptive technological environment.
Transhumanism: A Realistic Future?
Transhumanism: A Realistic Future? - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Transhumanism: A Realistic Future? write by Jean-pierre Fillard. This book was released on 2020-03-26. Transhumanism: A Realistic Future? available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Transhuman, or trans-human, is the concept of an intermediary form between human and posthuman. In other words, a transhuman is a being that resembles a human in most respects but who has powers and abilities beyond those of standard humans. These abilities might include improved intelligence, awareness, strength, or durability. Transhumans sometimes appear in science-fiction as cyborgs or genetically-enhanced humans.This book will look into the question 'Can machines think?' followed by 'Can humans extend their lifespan and keep up with machines?' In other words, do we (humans) have to modify ourselves to be bionic humans, to co-exist and make the most of machines in future?
