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## Transformation of Body and Mind Similar to exploring an old city I like to wander down the side streets of the transhumanity debate to read about fascinating areas of research and development such as artificial intelligence and artificial life. However, it's best not to get sidetracked. It helps to keep in mind that the debate is driven by basic concerns as much as it is by the science and technology. In particular, I am reminded of this by the personal revelations by authors. One scholar wonders whether he would remain consistent with his opposition to genetic engineering if his grandchild's life was in the balance. Another author relates his grief over the death of his parents. Others describe a chronic illness that they or loved ones must suffer and endure. These testimonials serve to remind me that the transhumanity debate is centered on the problem of human mortality. The transhumanists are not the first to propose a way out of the problem, after all, most religions do this. It is the method they suggest that is controversial. They propose a solution in this life rather than in the hereafter. They pose a bold, rhetorical question: If the very constitution of the human body

Author

Stephen Lilley; SpringerLink (Online service)

Publisher

Springer Netherlands : Imprint : Springer

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9789400749801

Subjects

Science, Philosophy, Technology