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Conserving Humanity at the Dawn of Posthuman Technology Joseph R. Carvalko Jr.

Conserving Humanity at the Dawn of Posthuman Technology By Joseph R. Carvalko Jr.

Conserving Humanity at the Dawn of Posthuman Technology by Joseph R. Carvalko Jr.


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Conserving Humanity at the Dawn of Posthuman Technology by Joseph R. Carvalko Jr.

This volume examines the latest scientific and technological developments likely to shape our post-human future. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the author argues that we stand at the precipice of an evolutionary change caused by genetic engineering and anatomically embedded digital and informational technologies. The author delves into current scientific initiatives that will lead to the emergence of super smart individuals with unique creative capacities. He draws on technology, psychology and philosophy to consider humans-as-they-are relative to autonomy, creativity, and their place in a future shared with 'post humans.' The author discusses the current state of bioethics and technology law, both which policymakers, beset by a torrent of revolutionary advances in bioengineering, are attempting to steer. Significantly, Carvalko addresses why we must both preserve the narratives that brought us to this moment and continue to express our humanity through, music, art, and literature, to ensure that, as a uniquely creative species, we don't simply vanish in the ether of an evolution brought about by our own technology.

About Joseph R. Carvalko Jr.

Joseph R. Carvalko Jr. is an American technologist, academic, patent lawyer, and writer. As an inventor and engineer, he has been awarded sixteen U.S. patents in various fields. He has authored academic books, articles, and fiction throughout his career. Currently he is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Quinnipiac University, School of Law, teaching Law, Science and Technology; Chairman, Technology and Ethics Working Research Group, Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics, Yale University; member, IEEE, Society on Social Implications of Technology; summer faculty member, Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics, Yale University.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction Part I: Terminology of Posthuman Forms2. A Map of Possible Futures and What Forms They Take3. Creativity: What do we mean?PART II: The Case for a Posthuman Future4. Technology: Opportunities and Challenges5. Inventing our way into the Future6. Machines, Processes and Models7. Embedded and Converging TechnologiesPart III: Creativity and Cognition8. Evaluating Intelligence9. Creativity Theories10. Artifical IntelligencePart IV: The Ethical Questions: Who Speaks for New Forms of Life?11. Creativity Instantiated - Who Owns What?12. Conclusion

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CIN3030264068G
9783030264062
3030264068
Conserving Humanity at the Dawn of Posthuman Technology by Joseph R. Carvalko Jr.
Used - Good
Paperback
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
2019-12-05
401
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