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By the end of the 21st century humans could have increasingly bionic bodies with greatly enhanced brains and sensory organs. They could be spending their abundant leisure in a variety of richly detailed, stimulating worlds provided by virtual reality technology, while computer and robots of various kinds do their work for them. What should we think of this prospect?

Table of Contents:
Part 2 1 Reality Chapter 3 The Pathos of the Senses Chapter 4 Liberation from the Cave Chapter 5 Descartes' Meditation Chapter 6 The Demon as Evil Scientist Chapter 7 Levels of Reality Part 8 2 Mind Chapter 9 Planet AI: The First Day Chapter 10 The Imitation Game Chapter 11 Can Machines Think? A Nano Response Chapter 12 Scientism Chapter 13 E.T. and Alien Part 14 3 Embodiment Chapter 15 The Flow of Time Chapter 16 An Enchanted Space Chapter 17 Descartes' Sailor Chapter 18 Our Mammalian Brain Chapter 19 Fear and Loathing Chapter 20 The Endgame of Multicellularity Part 21 4 Posthumanity Chapter 22 Planet AI: The Second Day Chapter 23 Planet AI: The Third Day Chapter 24 Planet AI:The Fourth Day

About the Author :
Brian Cooney is NEH professor of philosophy at Centre College.

Review :
The range of interrelated topics makes the book ideal for introductory and philosophy of mind courses. The pressing nature of the issues makes it required reading for any educated person. Professor Cooney's book explains how the unprecedented pace of scientific and technological advance strains our understanding of fundamental concepts we normally take for granted: reality, mind, body, and person. Cooney elegantly describes and explores this urgent problem from philosophical, historical, and scientific perspectives. More than that, he provides a highly original basis for an account of consciousness. A fruitful book for philosophers and others interested in the future. Recommended. An educational romp to the edges of the human hinterland on that travel-worthy steed, philosophy. The writing is clear and Cooney pulls together the best of the past to prepare 'us' for a fascinating post-human future.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780742532939
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
  • Height: 227 mm
  • No of Pages: 232
  • Spine Width: 13 mm
  • Weight: 358 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0742532933
  • Publisher Date: 26 May 2004
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Thinking Philosophically About the Future
  • Width: 165 mm


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