Human Flourishing in a Technological World addresses the question of
human identity and flourishing in the light of recent technological
advances. The chapters in Part I provide a philosophical-theological
evaluation of changing major anthropological assumptions that have
guided human self-understanding from antiquity to modernity: How did
we move from a religious and mostly embodied anthropology of the
person to the idea that we can upload human consciousness to computing
platforms? How did we come to imagine that machines can actually be
intelligent, or even learn in human fashion? Moreover, what
metaphysical changes explain our mostly uncritical embrace of a
technological determination of being and thus of how reality "works"?
In Part II, the focus turns to the practical implications of our
changing understanding of what it means to be human. Covering some of
the most pressing current concerns about human flourishing, these
chapters deal with the impact of technology on education, healthcare,
disability, leisure and the nature of work, communication, aging,
death, and the nature of wisdom for human flourishing in light of
evolutionary biology. The volume includes the text of a lecutre by
virtual reality engineer and computer scientist Jaron Lanier, and a
discussion between Lanier and other contributors.
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A Theological Perspective
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780192657824
Publisert
2023
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1. utgave
Utgiver
Oxford University Press Academic UK
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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