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This volume investigates what it means to be human. Is there something that makes us distinct from computers, other great apes, Martians, and gods? And what are the ethical and political consequences of how we answer this question? How have our views on this changed from the times of the ancient Gre...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2022]
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| Series: | Oxford philosophical concepts.
Oxford scholarship online. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (440 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). |
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| Online Access: | Oxford scholarship online - Click here for access |
| Summary: | This volume investigates what it means to be human. Is there something that makes us distinct from computers, other great apes, Martians, and gods? And what are the ethical and political consequences of how we answer this question? How have our views on this changed from the times of the ancient Greek and Chinese philosophers? What do contemporary evolutionary biologists and advocates of uploading human consciousness onto computers think about it? This volume collects essays from leading scholars in philosophy, history, and other disciplines to explore these and numerous other questions related to human nature and its significance throughout history. |
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| Item Description: | Also issued in print: 2022. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (440 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190876418 (ebook) : |