Human flourishing in a technological world: a theological perspective
"Human Flourishing in a Technological World addresses the question of human identity and flourishing in the light of recent technological advances. The chapters in Part I provide a philosophical-theological evaluation of changing major anthropological assumptions that have guided human self-und...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
[2023]
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| Dans: | Année: 2023 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Human Beings
Conduct of life
B Religious Ethics B Technology Social aspects Philosophy B Technology Moral and ethical aspects B Technology Social aspects B Technology Religious aspects |
| Résumé: | "Human Flourishing in a Technological World addresses the question of human identity and flourishing in the light of recent technological advances. The chapters in Part I provide a philosophical-theological evaluation of changing major anthropological assumptions that have guided human self-understanding from antiquity to modernity: How did we move from a religious and mostly embodied anthropology of the person to the idea that we can upload human consciousness to computing platforms? How did we come to imagine that machines can actually be intelligent, or even learn in human fashion? Moreover, what metaphysical changes explain our mostly uncritical embrace of a technological determination of being and thus of how reality "works"? In Part II, the focus turns to the practical implications of our changing understanding of what it means to be human. Covering some of the most pressing current concerns about human flourishing, these chapters deal with the impact of technology on education, healthcare, disability, leisure and the nature of work, communication, aging, death, and the nature of wisdom for human flourishing in light of evolutionary biology. The volume includes the text of a lecture by virtual reality engineer and computer scientist Jaron Lanier, and a discussion between Lanier and other contributors." -- |
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| Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 325-347 |
| Description matérielle: | viii, 356 Seiten, Illustrationen, 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 0192844016 |