Screen LibraryThe transhumanism handbook /
Modern humanity with some 5,000 years of recorded history has been experiencing growing pains, with no end in sight. It is high time for humanity to grow up and to transcend itself by embracing transhumanism. Transhumanism offers the most inclusive ideology for all ethnicities and races, the religio...
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| Publisher Address: | Cham, Switzerland : |
| Publication Dates: | 2019. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Modern humanity with some 5,000 years of recorded history has been experiencing growing pains, with no end in sight. It is high time for humanity to grow up and to transcend itself by embracing transhumanism. Transhumanism offers the most inclusive ideology for all ethnicities and races, the religious and the atheists, conservatives and liberals, the young and the old regardless of socioeconomic status, gender identity, or any other individual qualities. This book expounds on contemporary views and practical advice from more than 70 transhumanists. Astronaut Neil Armstrong said on the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969, "One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." Transhumanism is the next logical step in the evolution of humankind, and it is the existential solution to the long-term survival of the human race. |
| Carrier Form: | xix, 863 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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9783030169190 (hardback) : 3030169197 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | B842 |
| CLC: | TP18-62 |
| Call Number: | TP18-62/T772 |
| Contents: | Part 1 Brave new world of transhumanism : Brave new world of transhumanism / Newton Lee -- History of transhumanism / Natasha Vita-More -- The boundaries of the human: from humanism to transhumanism / José Luis Cordeiro -- How transhumanism will get us through the third millennium / Kate Levchuk -- The United States Transhumanist Party and the politics of abundance / Gennady Stolyarov II. Part 2 Artificial intelligence, machine learning,a nd superintelligence : Beauty is in the A.I. of the beholder: artificial and superintelligence / Newton Lee -- The sapient and sentient intelligence value argument and effects on regulating autonomous artificial intelligence / David J. Kelley -- Choices in a mediated artificial super intelligence assisted world: the future before us / Kyrtin Atreides -- The upward spiral of inspiration in a mASI assisted world: where root-cause solutions empower positive feedback loops / Kyrtin Atreides -- Creating conversational AI capable of uncommon range and empathy, for the betterment of business and humanity / Rob Lubow -- Humanizing machines / Eleanor "Nell" Watson -- Ethics and bias in machine learning: a technical study of what makes us "good" / Nicole Shadowen -- Philosophical, moral, and ethical rationalization of artificial intelligence / Mariana Todorova -- Theopolis Monk: envisioning a future of A.I. public service / Scott H. Hawley -- Hacking the human problem / Julia A. Mossbridge. Part 3 Super longevity and rejuvenation : In search of super longevity and the meaning of life / Newton Lee -- To age, or not to age: that is the question / Maria Entraigues Abramson -- Drinking form the air / Joe Bardin -- Transhumanism and older adult quality of life / Jonathan Squyres -- Are you willing to die for reductionism? / Michael R. Rose and Grant A. Rutledge -- What do we need to know to treat degenerative aging as a medical condition to extend healthy lifespan? / Ilia Stambler -- Harnessing nature's clues for regeneration, disease reversion, and rejuvenation / Ira S. Pastor -- Induced cell turnover and the future of regenerative medicine / Jakub Stefaniak, Francesco Albert Bosco Corteses, and Giovanni Santostasi -- Extending healthy human lifespan using gene therapy / Elizabeth Parrish -- How to reach a societal turning point on life extension / Keith Comito -- How to organize a moonshot project for amortality: scientific, political, social and ethical questions / Didier Coeurnelle -- Taking up the cosmic office: transhumanism and the necessity of longevity / Kali Carrigan. Part 4 Biohacking and mental health : Cyborgs and cybernetic art / Newton Lee -- My transhumanist story of overcoming with LEGO / David Aguilar -- Biohacktivism, cyborgasm, and transhumanism / Rich Lee -- The (R)evolution of the human mind / Augusta L. Wellington -- Transhumanism from the view of a psychologist, focusing on mental health issues / Andjelka (Angie) Stones. Part 5 Blockchain and cryptocurrency : Transhuman crypto cloudminds / Melanie Swan -- Transhumanism and distributed ledger technologies / Calem John Smith -- DoI-SMS: a diffusion of innovations based subsidy minting schedule for proof-of-work cryptocurrencies / Janez Trobevšek, Calem John Smith, and Federico De Gonzalez-Soler. Part 6 Art, literature, and films : In the afterglow of teh Big Bang: science, science fiction, and transhumanism / Judith Reeves-Stevens and Garfield Reeves-Stevens -- Not in the image of humans: robots as humans' other in contemporary science fiction film, literature and art / Sophie Wennerscheid -- Jethro Knights -- human to machine: a hero we love to hate / Chris T. Armstrong -- Art and transhumanism / R. Nicholas Starr -- An artist's creative process: a model for conscious evolution / Dinorah Delfin. Part 7 Society and ethics : Pragmatic paths in transhumanism / Jeffrey Zilahy -- Leave nobody behind: the future of societies / Amanda Stoel -- SHould we genetically engineer humans to live in space? / Amanda Stoel -- The meme of altruism and degrees of personhood / Amanda Stoel -- Charity in a transhumanist world, and our world becoming so / Stephen Valadez -- Two-worlds theory: when offline and online worlds begin to blur / B.J. Murphy -- Digital eternity / Henrique Jorge -- Nietzschean superhuman evolution in decentralized technological era / Eugene Lukyanov -- A transhumanist world comes from diversity of thought / Martin van der Kroon -- Imagination and transhumanism / Sylvester Geldtmeijer -- Transhumanism is the idea of man merging with technology / Vineeta Sharma -- Towards sustainable superabundance / David W. Wood -- Utilizing transhumanism for the United Nations global goals / Bariş bayram -- Geoengineering: approaching climate change as a present-day, preventable issue / Daniel Yeluashvili -- IoT and transhumanism / Mark Crowther -- Transhumanism in India: past, present and the future / Sarah Ahamed, Palak Madan, and Avinash Kumar Singh. Part 8 Philosophy and religion : Advaincing neutral monism in big h |