Philosophical Issues of Human Cyborgization and the Necessity of Prolegomena on Cyborg Ethics (Advances in Human and Social Aspects of Technology)

We are currently living in an age of scientific humanism. Cyborgs, robots, avatars, and bio-technologically created beings are new entities that exist alongside biological human beings. As with many emerging technologies, many people will find the concept foreign and frightening. There is a strong possibility that these entities will be mistreated. Philosophical Issues of Human Cyborgization and the Necessity of Prolegomena on Cyborg Ethics discusses the ethics of human cyborgization as well as emerging technologies of robots and avatars that exhibit human-like qualities. The chapters build a strong case for the necessity of cyborg ethics and protocols for preserving the vitality of life within an ever-advancing technological society. Covering topics such as cyborg hacking, historical reality, and naturalism, this book is a dynamic resource for scientists, ethicists, cyber behavior professionals, students and professors of both technological and philosophical studies, faculty of higher education, philosophers, AI engineers, healthcare professionals, researchers, and academicians. It is widely accepted that the key to rising incomes for workers, for investors, and (indirectly) for welfare recipients is innovation. New ideas provide opportunities for investment in new products, new processes, and new markets. Exploitation of these opportunities by intrapreneurs and entrepreneurs gives rise to increases in labor productivity, which in turn lead to higher primary incomes for workers and investors and, via government redistributive mechanisms, larger transfers to welfare recipients. 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Machine Law, Ethics, and Morality in the Age of Artificial Intelligence is a collection of innovative research that presents holistic and transdisciplinary approaches to the field of machine ethics and morality and offers up-to-date and state-of-the-art perspectives on the advancement of definitions, terms, policies, philosophies, and relevant determinants related to human-machine ethics. The book encompasses theory and practice sections for each topical component of important areas of human-machine ethics both in existence today and prospective for the future. While highlighting a broad range of topics including facial recognition, health and medicine, and privacy and security, this book is ideally designed for ethicists, philosophers, scientists, lawyers, politicians, government lawmakers, researchers, academicians, and students. 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Ethical design of social technology : user engagement and attentional demands / Fernando Montalvo, Michael Miuccio, Grace Waldfogle -- Augmented reality : panacea or Pandora's box? / Victoria Claypoole, Clay Killingsworth, Catherine Hodges, Hannah Nye, Larry Moralez, Ernesto Ruiz, Kay Stanney -- Facilitating the adoption of digital health technologies by older adults to support their health / Maurita Harris, Wendy Rogers -- Proposal for the utility of neuro-economics in the services of ICT of the exponential SMES of the artisanal industry of women entrepreneurs in Mexico / Jovanna Cervantes-Guzmán -- Human factors in design an authentic learning mobile application design project in a higher education and industry context / William Gibbs, Emalee Sekely, Nicole Martonik, Emily Cooney, Lauren Kolber -- Strategic implications of organizational culture, knowledge, learning organizations and innovation on sustainable organizations / José Vargas-Hernández -- Facilitating the adoption of digital health technologies by older adults to support their health / Maurita Harris Cover Title Page Copyright Page Book Series Quotes and Testimonials Table of Contents Foreword: To Cybernetic Beings Foreword: Cyborg Ethics We Must Preface Acknowledgment Chapter 1: Philosophical Foundations for Establishing Scientific Humanism as Naturalism Chapter 2: Transtechnical Essence of Technology Chapter 3: The Age of the Cyborg Chapter 4: Hacking Human Beings Chapter 5: Avatars as Bodiless Characters Chapter 6: Cyborg Anthropology Chapter 7: Cyborgization of Actual Social Relations Chapter 8: Robots in the Historical Reality of Scientific Humanism as Naturalism Chapter 9: Futurologist Predictions on Global World Order of Cyborgs and Robots Chapter 10: Prolegomena for Cyborgoethics Chapter 11: A Proposal for a General Resolution on Cyborgization Conclusion Appendix About the Author Index The end of philosophy and the possibility of thought -- Transtechnical essence of technology -- The age of cyborg -- Hacking human beings -- Avatars as bodiless characters -- Cyborg anthropology -- Cyborgization of actual social relations -- Robots in the historical reality of scientific humanism as naturalism -- Futurologists' predictions on global world order of cyborgs and robots -- Prolegomena for cyborgoethics -- A proposal for a general resolution on cyborgization of human beings and the historical reality "Based on four areas of focus (technology; health, education, and outer space; the contributions of technologies; future business opportunities in the upcoming generations) this book provides both an historical overview of changes in technologies and their impact on business in our lives, as well as suggests plausible forecasts of developments in technologies and associated business opportunities in the near and medium term future"-- Provided by publisher "This authored book discusses the philosophy of technology, technoethics and other areas of research scholarship and practice that revolve around the challenging intersection of humans and new emerging technologies and offers guidance for moral actions and protocols for preserving the vitality of life within a rapidly changing technologically society"-- Provided by publisher Focuses on the process of cybernetization (cyborgization) of the human being which is carried out through improving and reshaping human physical and cognitive functions. The author builds a strong case for the necessity of cyborgoethics to help guide moral actions and protocols for preserving the vitality of life within technological society. "This book offers the latest scholarly research on the widespread incorporation of technological innovations around the globe and investigates how application of ubiquitous computing technologies affects various aspects of human lives using evolving research from theoretical perspectives and case studies"-- Provided by publisher Examines the role of technology on society with a specific focus on human factors issues and how they are associated with and related to technology use in society. A few highlighted topics include digital health technologies, learning technologies, ethics in social technology, ICT use in businesses, and sustainability. "This edited book addresses specific human factors issues associated with and related to technology use in society, offering a research perspective to advance readers understanding of how technology works, how we work, and how we work within the context of the technology we use"-- Provided by publisher Examines how technology shapes and influences users' experiences with a special focus on their interactions with media and new technologies and the impacts of these influences on different aspects of an individual. "This book contains research on the present and future phenomenon of human-machine ethics and morality"-- Provided by publisher