Are post-human technologies dehumanizing? Human enhancement and artificial intelligence in contemporary societies.
Post-human technologies, such as human enhancements and artificial intelligence, blur or displace the boundaries of our common humanity. While these technologies enhance many valuable human powers, there is limited philosophical discussion as to whether and how they can also be dehumanizing? To answ...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Critical Realism Vol. 21; no. 5; pp. 516 - 539 |
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Oct2022
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