Cyborgs, uploading and immortality — Some serious concerns
Transhumanism and Extropianism are two recent ‘movements’ which aspire to transcend the perceived limitations of human biological evolution. This paper takes a critical look at two of the most controversial aspects of Extropianism—Uploading and Immortality. Uploading is the process by which a human...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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Springer Netherlands
2002
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Sophia
Ano: 2002, Volume: 41, Número: 2, Páginas: 73-85 |
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| Resumo: | Transhumanism and Extropianism are two recent ‘movements’ which aspire to transcend the perceived limitations of human biological evolution. This paper takes a critical look at two of the most controversial aspects of Extropianism—Uploading and Immortality. Uploading is the process by which a human will be able to transfer the entire contents of their brain to a more suitable supercomputational medium. When the newentity exist as software, immortality is virtually assured. This should be possible, it is claimed, within the next fifty years! From both a pragmatic and philosophical perspective, I argue that these claims are at best misguided and at worst absurd. |
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| ISSN: | 1873-930X |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Sophia
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/BF02912238 |