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Technologies of the Future Self
This volume is the first to articulate ethical foundations of transhumanism from perspectives focused on transhuman flourishing, as opposed to utilitarian or deontological approaches. Transhumanism is typically framed as a quest for “transcending biological limitations” and “unlocking human potential”—and thus perceived to be at odds with ethical conceptions of a “good life” that are substantively defined in terms of “human nature.” However, the concept of “human nature” is not a biological given but deeply bound up with metaphysical conceptions about what (trans)human futures are possible, desirable, and good. It invites ethical reflection on who we are, the value of embodiment and community to (trans)human existence, and who we might hope to become. The contributions collected in this volume offer a wide spectrum of visions for shaping the techno-progressive agenda of transhumanism in ethically grounded and socially responsible ways.
Perfecting Human Futures
Humans have always imagined better futures. From the desire to overcome death to the aspiration to dominion over the world, imaginations of the technological future reveal the commitments, values, and norms of those who construct them. Today, the human future is thrown into question by emerging technologies that promise radical control over human life and elicit corollary imaginations of human perfectibility. This interdisciplinary volume assembles scholars of science and technology studies, sociology, philosophy, theology, ethics, and history to examine imaginations of technological progress that promises to transcend the constraints of human body and being. Attending in particular to transhumanist and posthumanist visions, the volume breaks new ground by exploring their utopian and eschatological dimensions and situating them within a broader context of ideas, institutions, and practices of innovation. The volume invites specialists and general readers to explore the stakes of contemporary imaginations of technological innovation as a source of progress, a force of social and historical transformation, and as the defining essence of human life.
The Impact of Health Care
Pluralism has become the defining characteristic of many modern societies. Not only a plurality of individual and social claims and activities gain impacts on societal life. A creative pluralism of institutions and their norms profoundly shape our moral commitments and character – notably the family, the market, the media, and systems of law, religion, politics, research, education, health care, and defense. In the theoretical, empirical, and historical contributions to this volume, specialists on medicine, medical ethics, psychology, theology and health care discuss the many challenges that major transformations in their areas of expertise pose to the communication and orientation in late modern pluralistic societies. Contributors come from Germany, the USA and Australia.
Artificial Intelligence, Entrepreneurship and Risk
This book embarks on a thought-provoking journey that seeks to illuminate the intricate connections between the dynamic realms of AI, Entrepreneurship and Risk Management. This book illuminates the philosophical foundations of AI, examines the fundamental beliefs surrounding AI's nature, and its effects for the human condition. Drawing on the works of eminent philosophers, economists and business leaders alike, the authors of this volume engage in inspirational discussions on ethics, philosophy of technology, and the potential societal ramifications of advancing AI technologies. By grounding the exploration in philosophical reflections, the authors set the stage for a comprehensive understanding of AI's role in entrepreneurship and the inherent risks it entails.
Rechte des Körpers
Der Band fragt nach der Rolle des Körpers im Recht. Vertreter:innen der Philosophie, Theologie und Rechtswissenschaft untersuchen ein vielseitiges und komplexes Spektrum an Fragen, die sich aus dem Verhältnis der Begriffe „Recht" und „Körper" ergeben. In welcher rechtlichen Gestalt tritt ein (menschliches) Rechtssubjekt als Körper auf? Wie wird seine Körperlichkeit vom Recht erfasst, geschützt und normativ bestimmt und gestaltet? Was unterscheidet aus einer rechtlichen Perspektive den menschlichen vom tierischen Körper? Kann der menschliche Körper als Eigentum verstanden werden oder gehorcht er einer fundamental anderen Logik?
Differing Routes to Stem Cell Research
Stem cells have been in the center of a heated biomedical and biopolitical debate in the first decade of the new millennium. Ethical concerns prevailed. The present volume follows the controversial discussions on stem cells in Italy and Germany, respectively, over the past 15 years. It aims at an assessment of the situation, and its method is comparative. The first part of the book takes a step back and sheds light on the early history of views on stem cells and on cellular reprogramming from the middle of the nineteenth to the end of the twentieth century. Part two and three have a close look on the recent developments in Germany and in Italy from three different viewpoints: the state of the art in scientific research, the public debate on its perceived promises and dangers, and the political and legal regulations that followed. It turns out that, despite their cultural and geographical vicinity, there are significant national differences in the discursive and juridical strategies followed in both European countries.
International Bibliography of Historical Sciences
Annually published since 1930, the International Bibliography of Historical Sciences (IBOHS) is an international bibliography of the most important historical monographs and periodical articles published throughout the world, which deal with history from the earliest to the most recent times. The IBOHS is thus currently the only continuous bibliography of its kind covering such a broad period of time, spectrum of subjects and geographical range. The works are arranged systematically according to period, region or historical discipline, and alphabetically according to authors names or, in the case of anonymous works, by the characteristic main title word. The bibliography contains a geographical index and indexes of persons and authors.
Vollendung und Neuzeit
Was wird in der Neuzeit aus dem Lehrstuck der Eschatologie und aus der in ihm entfalteten Hoffnung des Glaubens? Lost das sakularisierte Bewusstsein nicht nur die kosmisch-apokalyptischen Vorstellungen vom Weltende, sondern auch die Erwartung des Einzelnen auf Vollendung auf?Hans Blumenberg und Emanuel Hirsch haben auf unterschiedlichen Wegen den Transformationsprozess beschrieben, dem der Vollendungsgedanke in der Moderne unterliegt. Bei beiden Autoren kann man lernen, warum die Ausrichtung auf das Ende und die Erwartung von Erfullung im Fortschrittsglauben nicht aufgeht. Die Hamburger Dissertation des Verfassers interpretiert die einschlagigen Werke beider Autoren, zieht erstmals Blumenbergs unveroffentlichte Texte zur Philosophischen Eschatologie unter dieser Fragestellung heran und ladt zur nachdenklichen Hoffnung ein.
Kompetenzen der Bilder
English summary: In the history of science, language and image appear interwoven and in a constant interaction. Images and pictures, however, were always suspected of distorting the truth by their suggestive power, and their role in building up knowledge was and still is controversial. In addition, the concept of image is often associated with signs, symbols or metaphors, and this tends to mask its conceptual independence and uniqueness. All of this makes an assessment of the relevance of images in the scientific process a difficult undertaking. The use of pictures is indispensable, but also needs to be controlled. In this book, the authors analyze the role of images in science, in communica...
