Beyond the Boundaries of Current Human Nature: Some Theological and Ethical Reflections on Transhumanism

Following a brief overview of the emerging transhumanist vision, Childs turns to a theological and ethical assessment. He recommends that there take place a community-wide conversation over the prospects of a post-human future that includes both nerds and theologians along with all stakeholders in a...

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Auteur principal: Childs, James M. 1939- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publié: [2015]
Dans: Dialog
Année: 2015, Volume: 54, Numéro: 1, Pages: 8-19
RelBib Classification:CF Christianisme et science
KDD Église protestante
NBE Anthropologie
NCH Éthique médicale
NCJ Science et éthique
VA Philosophie
Sujets non-standardisés:B Nick Bostrom
B Paul Ramsey
B Transhumanism
B super intelligence
B Ted Peters
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Résumé:Following a brief overview of the emerging transhumanist vision, Childs turns to a theological and ethical assessment. He recommends that there take place a community-wide conversation over the prospects of a post-human future that includes both nerds and theologians along with all stakeholders in a healthy human future. Christians should be guided by the eschatological values that inform love's commitment to the common good. How does the common commitment to justice take concrete shape in public policies governing the mounting advances in science and technology? How does the commitment to life and healing speak to the ethical distinction between the uses of biomedical technology for therapy versus for enhancement?
ISSN:1540-6385
Contient:Enthalten in: Dialog
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/dial.12149