Magnifica Humanitas: Annotated Edition on Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence
Language: English
Published by Algebraic Press, 2026
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- Title
- Magnifica Humanitas: Annotated Edition on Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence
- Author
- Gerald Okonkwo
- Publisher
- Algebraic Press
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798240915666
- Item weight
- 281 grams
- Dimensions
- 15.24 x 1.12 x 22.86 cm
Magnifica Humanitas
Annotated Edition: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence
What does it mean to remain truly human in an age shaped by artificial intelligence?
In Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo XIV delivers a profound and historic reflection on one of the defining moral questions of the modern era: how humanity can preserve truth, dignity, freedom, justice, and peace amid the unprecedented rise of artificial intelligence and technological power.
Visionary in scope and deeply rooted in the Catholic intellectual tradition, this encyclical examines the spiritual and ethical consequences of the digital revolution - addressing artificial intelligence, automation, surveillance, misinformation, economic inequality, education, labor, war, social fragmentation, and the future of civilization itself.
Yet Magnifica Humanitas is far more than a document about technology. It is a powerful defense of the human person.
This carefully prepared Annotated Edition preserves the full dignity, theological richness, and literary beauty of the original papal text while providing scholarly annotations and commentary that illuminate its historical, doctrinal, and ethical significance for contemporary readers.
Inside this edition, readers will discover:
• Pope Leo XIV's groundbreaking teaching on artificial intelligence and human dignity
• A compelling Catholic vision for technology ordered toward the common good
• Reflections on freedom, conscience, truth, and moral responsibility in the digital age
• Insightful commentary connecting AI ethics with Catholic Social Teaching
• Discussions on war, peace, economic justice, labor, family life, and social responsibility
• Elegant scholarly formatting inspired by classical Vatican editions
• Concise annotations designed for clarity, study, and deeper contemplation
At a moment when technology increasingly influences every aspect of human life, Magnifica Humanitas calls readers to reject both despair and blind optimism, and instead to embrace wisdom, responsibility, solidarity, and hope.
This volume is ideal for:
• Catholics seeking a deeper understanding of contemporary Church teaching
• Students and scholars of theology, philosophy, ethics, politics, and technology
• Readers interested in AI ethics and the future of humanity
• Clergy, seminarians, educators, and intellectuals
• Anyone searching for moral clarity in a rapidly changing world
Wise, prophetic, and spiritually profound, Magnifica Humanitas stands as one of the most significant Christian reflections on artificial intelligence and the future of human civilization in the twenty-first century.
A book not merely to be read - but to be contemplated.
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