Post-Human Futures: Human Enhancement, Artificial Intelligence and Social Theory (Hardcover)

Introduction: Conceptualising Posthuman Futures Mark Carrigan and Douglas V. Porpora 1. Being Human (or What?) in the Digital Matrix Land: The Construction of the Humanted Pierpaolo Donati 2. Being Human as an Option: How to Rescue Personal Ontology from Trans-Humanism, and (Above All) Why Bother Andrea M. Maccarini 3. Perplexity Logs: On the Social Consequences of Seeking Advice from an Artificial Intelligence Emmanuel Lazega 4. Artificial Intelligence and the Challenge of Social Care in Aging Societies: Who or What Will Care for Us in the Future? Jamie Morgan 5. Why Should Enhanced and Unenhanced Humans Care for Each Other? Ismael Al-Amoudi and Gazi Islam 6. Can Humans and A.I. Robots be Friends? Margaret S. Archer 7. Humanity’s End: Where Will We Be in a Million Years? Douglas V. Porpora