Cybernetic immortality and its discontents

Of all the research programs investigating radical life extension, cybernetic immortality is, by definition, the most ambitious. Several models fall within this category. While some include the possibility of “re-corporealizing” either as machine, biological entity, or hybrid, all models have severa...

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主要作者: Kellogg, Nelson R. (Author)
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語言:English
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出版: Routledge 2015
In: Theology and science
Year: 2015, 卷: 13, 發布: 2, Pages: 162-174
IxTheo Classification:CF Christianity and Science
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總結:Of all the research programs investigating radical life extension, cybernetic immortality is, by definition, the most ambitious. Several models fall within this category. While some include the possibility of “re-corporealizing” either as machine, biological entity, or hybrid, all models have several essentials in common. They require the ability to construct a non-biological (e.g., electronic) substrate that can model the functioning human brain, including the ability for consciousness (self-awareness) and a means for uploading into this artificial mind the contents of one's mortal life experiences. The individuals who have speculated most comprehensively on this include Ted Chu, Raymond Kurzweil, and Martine Rothblatt.
ISSN:1474-6700
Contains:In: Theology and science
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2015.1023526