The Transhumanist Reader : Classical and Contemporary Essays on the Science, Technology, and Philosophy of the Human Future

The first authoritative and comprehensive survey of the origins and current state of transhumanist thinking The rapid pace of emerging technologies is playing an increasingly important role in overcoming fundamental human limitations. Featuring core writings by seminal thinkers in the speculative possibilities of the posthuman condition, essays address key philosophical arguments for and against human enhancement, explore the inevitability of life extension, and consider possible solutions to the growing issues of social and ethical implications and concerns. Edited by the internationally acclaimed founders of the philosophy and social movement of transhumanism, The Transhumanist Reader is an indispensable guide to our current state of knowledge of the quest to expand the frontiers of human nature.Content: Chapter I Roots and Core Themes (pages 1–2): Chapter 1 The Philosophy of Transhumanism (pages 3–17): Max More Chapter 2 Aesthetics (pages 18–27): Natasha Vita?More Chapter 3 Why I Want to be a Posthuman When I Grow Up (pages 28–53): Nick Bostrom Chapter 4 Transhumanist Declaration (2012) (pages 54–55): Chapter 5 Morphological Freedom – Why We Not Just Want It, but Need It (pages 56–64): Anders Sandberg Chapter II Human Enhancement (pages 65–66): Chapter 6 Welcome to the Future of Medicine (pages 67–72): Robert A. Freitas Chapter 7 Life Expansion Media (pages 73–82): Natasha Vita?More Chapter 8 The Hybronaut Affair (pages 83–90): Laura Beloff Chapter 9 Transavatars (pages 91–99): William Sims Bainbridge Chapter 10 Alternative Biologies (pages 100–109): Rachel Armstrong Chapter III Human Enhancement (pages 111–112): Chapter 11 Re?Inventing Ourselves (pages 113–127): Andy Clark Chapter 12 Artificial General Intelligence and the Future of Humanity (pages 128–137): Ben Goertzel Chapter 13 Intelligent Information Filters and Enhanced Reality (pages 138–145): Alexander “Sasha” Chislenko Chapter 14 Uploading to Substrate?Independent Minds (pages 146–156): Randal A. Koene Chapter 15 Uploading (pages 157–164): Ralph C. Merkle Chapter IV Core Technologies (pages 165–166): Chapter 16 Why Freud Was the First Good AI Theorist (pages 167–176): Marvin Minsky Chapter 17 Pigs in Cyberspace (pages 177–181): Hans Moravec Chapter 18 Nanocomputers (pages 182–195): J. Storrs Hall Chapter 19 Immortalist Fictions and Strategies (pages 196–204): Michael R. Rose Chapter 20 Dialogue between Ray Kurzweil and Eric Drexler (pages 205–211): Chapter V Engines of Life (pages 213–214): Chapter 21 The Curate's Egg of Anti?Anti?Aging Bioethics (pages 215–219): Aubrey de Grey Chapter 22 Medical Time Travel (pages 220–226): Brian Wowk Chapter 23 Transhumanism and Personal Identity (pages 227–233): James Hughes Chapter 24 Transcendent Engineering (pages 234–240): Giulio Prisco Chapter VI Enhanced Decision?Making (pages 241–242): Chapter 25 Idea Futures (pages 243–257): Robin Hanson Chapter 26 The Proactionary Principle (pages 258–267): Max More Chapter 27 The Open Society and Its Media (pages 268–277): Mark S. Miller, with E. Dean Tribble, Ravi Pandya and Marc Stiegler Chapter VII Biopolitics and Policy (pages 279–280): Chapter 28 Performance Enhancement and Legal Theory (pages 281–290): Chapter 29 Justifying Human Enhancement (pages 291–301): Andy Miah Chapter 30 The Battle for the Future (pages 302–316): Gregory Stock Chapter 31 Mind is Deeper Than Matter (pages 317–326): Martine Rothblatt Chapter 32 For Enhancing People (pages 327–344): Ronald Bailey Chapter 33 Is Enhancement Worthy of Being a Right? (pages 345–354): Patrick D. Hopkins Chapter 34 Freedom by Design (pages 355–360): Wrye Sententia Chapter VIII Future Trajectories (pages 361–363): Chapter 35 Technological Singularity (pages 365–375): Vernor Vinge Chapter 36 An Overview of Models of Technological Singularity (pages 376–394): Anders Sandberg Chapter 37 A Critical Discussion of Vinge's Singularity Concept (pages 395–417): David Brin, Damien Broderick, Nick Bostrom, Alexander “Sasha” Chislenko, Robin Hanson, Max More, Michael Nielsen and Anders Sandberg Chapter IX The World's Most Dangerous Idea (pages 419–420): Chapter 38 The Great Transition (pages 421–429): Russell Blackford Chapter 39 Trans and Post (pages 430–437): Damien Broderick Chapter 40 Back to Nature II (pages 438–448): Roy Ascott Chapter 41 A Letter to Mother Nature (pages 449–450): Max More Chapter 42 Progress and Relinquishment (pages 451–453): Ray Kurzweil **The first authoritative and comprehensive survey of the origins and current state of transhumanist thinking**The rapid pace of emerging technologies is playing an increasingly important role in overcoming fundamental human limitations. Featuring core writings by seminal thinkers in the speculative possibilities of the posthuman condition, essays address key philosophical arguments for and against human enhancement, explore the inevitability of life extension, and consider possible solutions to the growing issues of social and ethical implications and concerns. Edited by the internationally acclaimed founders of the philosophy and social movement of transhumanism, __The Transhumanist Reader__ is an indispensable guide to our current state of knowledge of the quest to expand the frontiers of human nature.Content: Chapter I Roots and Core Themes (pages 1–2): Chapter 1 The Philosophy of Transhumanism (pages 3–17): Max MoreChapter 2 Aesthetics (pages 18–27): Natasha Vita?MoreChapter 3 Why I Want to be a Posthuman When I Grow Up (pages 28–53): Nick BostromChapter 4 Transhumanist Declaration (2012) (pages 54–55): Chapter 5 Morphological Freedom – Why We Not Just Want It, but Need It (pages 56–64): Anders SandbergChapter II Human Enhancement (pages 65–66): Chapter 6 Welcome to the Future of Medicine (pages 67–72): Robert A. FreitasChapter 7 Life Expansion Media (pages 73–82): Natasha Vita?MoreChapter 8 The Hybronaut Affair (pages 83–90): Laura BeloffChapter 9 Transavatars (pages 91–99): William Sims BainbridgeChapter 10 Alternative Biologies (pages 100–109): Rachel ArmstrongChapter III Human Enhancement (pages 111–112): Chapter 11 Re?Inventing Ourselves (pages 113–127): Andy ClarkChapter 12 Artificial General Intelligence and the Future of Humanity (pages 128–137): Ben GoertzelChapter 13 Intelligent Information Filters and Enhanced Reality (pages 138–145): Alexander “Sasha” ChislenkoChapter 14 Uploading to Substrate?Independent Minds (pages 146–156): Randal A. KoeneChapter 15 Uploading (pages 157–164): Ralph C. MerkleChapter IV Core Technologies (pages 165–166): Chapter 16 Why Freud Was the First Good AI Theorist (pages 167–176): Marvin MinskyChapter 17 Pigs in Cyberspace (pages 177–181): Hans MoravecChapter 18 Nanocomputers (pages 182–195): J. Storrs HallChapter 19 Immortalist Fictions and Strategies (pages 196–204): Michael R. RoseChapter 20 Dialogue between Ray Kurzweil and Eric Drexler (pages 205–211): Chapter V Engines of Life (pages 213–214): Chapter 21 The Curate's Egg of Anti?Anti?Aging Bioethics (pages 215–219): Aubrey de GreyChapter 22 Medical Time Travel (pages 220–226): Brian WowkChapter 23 Transhumanism and Personal Identity (pages 227–233): James HughesChapter 24 Transcendent Engineering (pages 234–240): Giulio PriscoChapter VI Enhanced Decision?Making (pages 241–242): Chapter 25 Idea Futures (pages 243–257): Robin HansonChapter 26 The Proactionary Principle (pages 258–267): Max MoreChapter 27 The Open Society and Its Media (pages 268–277): Mark S. Miller, with E. Dean Tribble, Ravi Pandya and Marc StieglerChapter VII Biopolitics and Policy (pages 279–280): Chapter 28 Performance Enhancement and Legal Theory (pages 281–290): Chapter 29 Justifying Human Enhancement (pages 291–301): Andy MiahChapter 30 The Battle for the Future (pages 302–316): Gregory StockChapter 31 Mind is Deeper Than Matter (pages 317–326): Martine RothblattChapter 32 For Enhancing People (pages 327–344): Ronald BaileyChapter 33 Is Enhancement Worthy of Being a Right? (pages 345–354): Patrick D. HopkinsChapter 34 Freedom by Design (pages 355–360): Wrye SententiaChapter VIII Future Trajectories (pages 361–363): Chapter 35 Technological Singularity (pages 365–375): Vernor VingeChapter 36 An Overview of Models of Technological Singularity (pages 376–394): Anders SandbergChapter 37 A Critical Discussion of Vinge's Singularity Concept (pages 395–417): David Brin, Damien Broderick, Nick Bostrom, Alexander “Sasha” Chislenko, Robin Hanson, Max More, Michael Nielsen and Anders SandbergChapter IX The World's Most Dangerous Idea (pages 419–420): Chapter 38 The Great Transition (pages 421–429): Russell BlackfordChapter 39 Trans and Post (pages 430–437): Damien BroderickChapter 40 Back to Nature II (pages 438–448): Roy AscottChapter 41 A Letter to Mother Nature (pages 449–450): Max MoreChapter 42 Progress and Relinquishment (pages 451–453): Ray Kurzweil "The first authoritative and comprehensive survey of the origins and current state of transhumanist thinking The rapid pace of emerging technologies is playing an increasingly important role in overcoming fundamental human limitations. Featuring core writings by seminal thinkers in the speculative possibilities of the posthuman condition, essays address key philosophical arguments for and against human enhancement, explore the inevitability of life extension, and consider possible solutions to the growing issues of social and ethical implications and concerns. Edited by the internationally acclaimed founders of the philosophy and social movement of transhumanism, The Transhumanist Reader is an indispensable guide to our current state of knowledge of the quest to expand the frontiers of human nature. Editors: Max More, PhD is President and CEO of the Alcor Life Extension Foundation, the world's leading cryonics organization. An internationally acclaimed strategic philosopher, Dr. More is recognized for his thinking on the philosophical and cultural implications of emerging technologies. Natasha Vita-More, PhD is a leading expert on human enhancement and emerging and speculative technologies and is a Professor at the University of Advancing Technology, Tempe Ariz. Dr. Vita-More's writings have appeared in Technoetic Arts: Journal of Speculative Research, Metaverse Creativity and The Global Spiral. She has appeared in numerous televised documentaries on media design, culture, and the future."--[source inconnue] Roots And Core Themes -- Human Enhancement : The Somatic Sphere -- Human Enhancement : The Cognitive Sphere -- Core Technologies -- Engines Of Life : Identity And Beyond Death -- Enhanced Decision-making -- Biopolitics And Policy -- Futute Trajectories : Singularity -- The World's Most Dangerous Ideas. Edited By Max More And Natasha Vita-more. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.