Philosophical Issues of Human Cyborgization and the Necessity of Prolegomena on Cyborg Ethics (Advances in Human and Social Aspects of Technology)

Greguric, Ivana

ISBN 10: 179989231X / ISBN 13: 9781799892311

Published by Information Science Reference, 2021

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Synopsis:

This book examines the philosophical aspects of human enhancement and its reality in the age of scientific humanism as one of the most crucial philosophical issues for the future of human beings (and thus humanity). The author has noted that cyborgs-robots-avatars and bio-technologically created beings as new metaphysical forms exist alongside biological human beings.

The main focus of the book is the process of cybernetization (cyborgization) of the human being which is carried out through improving and reshaping human physical and cognitive functions, as well as establishing life on a new nonhuman basis that raises a number of ontological and, in particular, ethical questions. The author builds a strong case for the necessity of cyborgoethics to help guide moral actions and protocols for preserving the vitality of life within the rapidly changing technological society. The book raises important questions about the human future - how will humans get into cohabitation with cyborgs and robots? Will singularity come to pass? Is it possible to achieve immortality?

The intention of the book is to consider the possibilities of philosophy in questioning the essence of human cyborgization and social relations in the current age of scientific humanism. In this regard, we sought to encourage a philosophical, interdisciplinary, and general intersubjective discussion about the ethical limits of the cyborgization of human nature and history. The preface to the book was written by Professor emeritus, Kevin Warwick Deputy Director of Research at Coventry University (UK) and Rocci Luppicini, associate professor at the University of Ottawa (CAN). The book's contents were supported by interviews with world-renowned scientists: Richard Walker, spokesman for the Human Brain Project (HBP); Amal Graafstra, biohacker and the founder of the biotech company Dangerous Things; Martine Rothblatt, philosopher and transgender; Ian Pearson, engineer and futurologist; Kevin Warwick, professor of cybernetics; and performance artist Stelarc.

The book consistently integrates philosophical reflection with an interdisciplinary approach, taking into account the increasingly significant dimensions of different scientific fields (natural, technical, social and information sciences) which are of importance for the problem of cyborgization of the human being. The book is particularly interesting for scientist, researchers and students who participate in research related to transhumanism, artificial intelligence and biotechnology.

The book is particularly interesting for scientist, researchers and students who participate in research related to transhumanism, artificial intelligence and biotechnology. The book consistently integrates philosophical reflection with a interdisciplinary approach, taking into account the increasingly significant dimensions of different scientific fields that are of importance for the problem of cyborgization of the human being. This book exemplaryly warns of onthological, ethical dilemmas and is an example of connecting all scientific disciplines into an meaningful and cautionary whole.

About the Author: Ivana Greguric is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Zagreb anda research associate at the Scientific Center of Excellence for Integrative Bioethics at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, with scientific activities primarily within the Scientific and Research Committee for Bioethics, Technique and Transhumanism. She has worked as a research fellow on the project “Cyborgoethics – intersection or link between bioethics and technoethics” and a researcher at the philosophical library “Demetra”. She was an associate of the scientific project "Application of Systematic Theory in General Techniques Analysis" (project leader: Prof. Igor Čatić). Since 2018 she has been employed as a docent at the Department of Philosophy and Department of Communication of Croatian Studies at the University of Zagreb where she teaches: Philosophy of Cyberculture, Communication – media theories, Cyborgoethics and Robothoetics, Philosophy of Media, Bioethics, Philosophy of Communication and Philosophy of the 19th Century. She is an author of over ten scientific papers, a chapter in the book Posthuman cultures (Oxford, 2013), a chapter in the book Guide to Deep Learning Basics (Springer 2020), a co-author of a chapter in the book Chuck Klosterman and Philosophy (Open Court, 2012) and a co-editor of the book New wave and philosophy (Jesenski Turk, 2012). She was a visiting researcher at the Brocher Foundation (2015), center for bioethical research in Geneva, which awarded her with a scholarship for her research on ''Ethical and scientific issues of creating enhanced ‘human’ beings''. She is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Philosophical Research, Synthesis philosophica and In medias res. She has participated in more than twenty international scientific conferences held in Croatia and abroad (Oxford, Lisbon, Liverpool) and has held numerous guest lectures (Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences, European Home, International Congress of the Association of Nurses and Technicians of Croatia). She attended the European Parliament conference on Robot Responsibility Conference, where she proposed adopting a resolution on the limits of improving human beings. In 2018 her book Cybernetic beings in the age of scientific humanism: Prolegomena for cyborgoethics has been published in Croatia. In 2021 she is co-authoring a book The Philosophy of upcoming future: Essays on non-human with Nenad Vertovšek. Areas of her scientific interest are: philosophical anthropology, philosophy of technology, cyberculture, bioethics, posthumanism and artificial intelligence.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Philosophical Issues of Human Cyborgization ...
Publisher: Information Science Reference
Publication Date: 2021
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New