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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Sophia
Year: 2002, Volume: 41, Issue: 2, Pages: 73-85 |
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