Your Digital Afterlives - Computational Theories of Life After Death

Digitalism is a philosophical strategy that uses new computational ways of thinking to develop naturalistic but meaningful ways of thinking about bodies, souls, universes, gods, and life after death. Your Digital Afterlives examines four recently developed and digitally inspired theories of life after death.

Sommario

Preface Series Editors' Preface 1. Ghosts 2. Persistence 3. Anatomy 4. Uploading 5. Promotion 6. Digital Gods 7. Revision 8. Superhuman Bodies 9. Infinite Bodies 10. Nature References Index

Info autore

Prof. Steinhart got his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University at Stony Brook in 1996. He also received an MA in Philosophy from Boston College in 1988. He earned a BS in Computer Science from Penn State in 1983.
Prof. Steinhart works mainly on metaphysical issues. He haw written most recently on issues in philosophy of religion and philosophy of mathematics, and he is especially interested in infinity. He has also written on Nietzsche, metaphor, artificial intelligence, robotics, transhumanism, Teilhard de Chardin, and other topics. 

Riassunto

Digitalism is a philosophical strategy that uses new computational ways of thinking to develop naturalistic but meaningful ways of thinking about bodies, souls, universes, gods, and life after death. Your Digital Afterlives examines four recently developed and digitally inspired theories of life after death.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: E Steinhart, E. Steinhart
• Con la collaborazione di: Nagasawa (Editore), Y Nagasawa (Editore), Y. Nagasawa (Editore), Wielenberg (Editore), Wielenberg (Editore), E. Wielenberg (Editore)
• Editore: Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 18.02.2016
• EAN: 9781349473113
• ISBN: 978-1-349-47311-3
• Pagine: 259
• Peso: 354 g
• Serie: Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion; Palgrave Frontiers in Philosop
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Altro; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Informatica, EDP > Informatica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; B, computer science, Philosophy of Science, Psychology: the self, ego, identity, personality, Self, Theory of Computation, Philosophy of religion, Computers, Mathematical theory of computation, Philosophy and science, Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Religion—Philosophy, User interface design & usability, Philosophy of the Self, User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction, User interfaces (Computer systems), Self and Identity, Identity (Psychology), death;life after death;nature;philosophy