The transhumanism handbook. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editor, Newton Lee.
• Editors: Lee, Newton
• Contents: About the Book. - About the Editor. - Contributing Authors. - Part I Brave New World of Transhumanism: 1. Brave New World of Transhumanism. - 2 History of Transhumanism. - 3 The Boundaries of the Human: From Humanism to Transhumanism. – 4. How Transhumanism Will Get Us Through the Third Millennium. – 5. The United States Transhumanist Party and the Politics of Abundance - Part II Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Superintelligence:6 . Beauty is in the A.I. of the Beholder: Artificial and Superintelligence. - 7 The Intelligence Value Argument and Effects on Regulating Autonomous Artificial Intelligence. – 8. Choices in a Mediated Artificial Super Intelligence Assisted World: The Future Before Us. – 9. The Upward Spiral of Inspiration in a mASI Assisted World: Where Root-Cause Solutions Empower Positive Feedback Loops. – 10. Creating conversational AI capable of uncommon range and empathy, for the betterment of business and humanity. - 11 Humanizing Machines. - 12 Ethics and Bias in Machine Learning: A Technical Study of What Makes Us 'Good'. - 13 Philosophical, Moral, and Ethical Rationalization of Artificial Intelligence. – 14. Theopolis Monk: Envisioning a Future of A.I. Public Service. - 15. Hacking the Human Problem. Part III Super Longevity and Rejuvenation: 16. In Search of Super Longevity and the Meaning of Life. -17. A Reflection on Aging. – 18. Drinking from the air. – 19. Transhumanism and Older Adult Quality of Life. – 20. Are You Willing to Die for Reductionism?. – 21. What Do We Need to Know to Treat Degenerative Aging as a Medical Condition to Extend Healthy Lifespan?. – 22. Harnessing Nature's Clues for Regeneration, Disease Reversion, and Rejuvenation. - 23 Induced Cell Turnover and the Future of Regenerative Medicine. - 24. Extending Healthy Human Lifespan using Gene Therapy. – 25. How to Reach a Societal Turning Point on Life Extension. – 26. How to Organize a Moonshot Project for Amortality: Scientific, Political, Social and Ethical Questions. - 27 Taking Up the Cosmic Office: Transhumanism and the Necessity of Longevity. Part IV Biohacking and Mental Health: 28. Cyborgs and Cybernetic Art. – 29. My Transhumanist Story of Overcoming with LEGO. - 30 Biohacktivism, Cyborgasm, and Transhumanism. – 31. The (R)Evolution of the Human Mind. – 32. Transhumanism from the View of a Psychologist, Focusing on Mental Health Issues. PART V Blockchain and Cryptocurrency: 33. Transhuman Crypto Cloudminds. – 34. Transhumanism and Distributed Ledger Technologies. – 35. DoI-SMS: A Diffusion of Innovations based Subsidy Minting Schedule for Proof-of-Work Cryptocurrencies PART VI Art, Literature, and Film: 36. In the afterglow of the Big Bang: Science, Science Fiction, and Transhumanism. - 37. Not in the Image of Humans: Robots as Humans' Other in Contemporary Science Fiction Film, Literature and Art. – 38. Jethro Knights—Human to Machine: A Hero We Love To Hate. – 39. Art and Transhumanism. – 40. An Artist's Creative Process: A Model for Conscious Evolution. Part VII Society and Ethics: 41 Pragmatic Paths in Transhumanism. – 42. Leave Nobody Behind: The Future of Societies. - 43 Should We Genetically Engineer Humans to Live in Space?. – 44. The Meme of Altruism and Degrees of Personhood. – 45. Charity in a Transhumanist World, and Our World Becoming So. – 46. Two-Worlds Theory: When Offline and Online Worlds Begin to Blur. - 47 Digital Eternity. – 48. Nietzschean Superhuman Evolution in Decentralized Technological Era. – 49. A Transhumanist world comes from diversity of thought. – 50. Imagination and Transhumansim. – 51. Transhumanism is the idea of man merging with the technology. – 52. Towards Sustainable Superabundance. – 53. Utilizing Transhumanism for the United Nations Global Goals. – 54. Geoengineering: Approaching Climate Change as a Present-Day, Preventable Issue. – 55. IoT and Transhumanism. – 56. Transhumanism in India: Past, Present and the Future. PART VIII Philosophy and Religion: 57. Advancing Neutral Monism in Big History and Transhumanist Philosophy. – 58. World at Play. – 59. Transhumanism: Variety is the Ultimate Hack. – 60. Christian? Transhumanist? A Christian Primer for Engaging Transhumanism. – 61. Christian Transhumanism: Exploring the Future of Faith. – 62. Boarding the Transhumanist Train: How Far Should the Christian Ride?. – 63. Thinking Like a Christian about Transhumanism. – 64. Transfigurism: A Future of Religion as Exemplified by Religious Transhumanists. – 65. A Transhumanist God. – 66. Equalism: Paradise Regained.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer Nature
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 144; Humanism -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030169206; 3030169200
• Related ISBNs: 9783030169190
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 10, 2019).
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