{"product_id":"the-ethics-of-generating-posthumans-9781350216587","title":"The Ethics of Generating Posthumans","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShould transhuman and posthuman persons ever be brought into existence? And if so, could they be generated in a good and loving way? This study explores how society may respond to the actual generation of new kinds of persons from ethical, philosophical, and theological perspectives. Contributors to this volume address a number of essential questions, including the ethical ramifications of generating new life, the relationships that generators may have with their creations, and how these creations may consider their generation. This collection''s interdisciplinary approach traverses the philosophical writings of Aristotle, Aquinas, Kant, Nietzsche, and Heidegger, alongside theological considerations from Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions. It invites academics, faith leaders, policy makers, and stakeholders to think through the ethical gamut of generating posthuman and transhuman persons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA note on the text   List of contributors    Faith perspectives    Introduction: \u003ci\u003eCalum MacKellar (Scottish Council on Human Bioethics, UK) \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTrevor Stammers \u003c\/i\u003e   \u003cb\u003ePart I Who is a transhuman and posthuman person?\u003c\/b\u003e   1.     The concept of a ‘person’ and its history, \u003ci\u003eMichael Fuchs (Catholic University of Linz, Austria)\u003c\/i\u003e   2.     One of us: Humans, transhumans and posthumans, \u003ci\u003eRichard Playford \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e(St Mary's University, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e   3.     Remaining human: The philosophy of Charles Taylor aimed at the ethics of generating trans- and posthuman persons, \u003ci\u003eGregory Parker Jr. (University of Edinburgh, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e   4.     Being somebody: Towards a categorical imperative for the age of transhumanism, \u003ci\u003eChristian Hölzchen \u003c\/i\u003e   \u003cb\u003ePart II How can transhuman and posthuman persons be generated?\u003c\/b\u003e   5.     On the scientific plausibility of transhumanism, \u003ci\u003eChris Willmott \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e(University of Leicester, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003cb\u003ePart III Philosophical aspects in generating transhuman and posthuman persons \u003c\/b\u003e  6.     Domination and vulnerability: Herman Bavinck and posthumanism in the shadow of Friedrich Nietzsche, \u003ci\u003eJames Eglinton \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e(University of Edinburgh, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e   7.     The question of technology and relationships: How might Martin Heidegger’s idea of enframing shape how posthuman persons and their generators relate to one another? \u003ci\u003eMatthew James (St Mary's University, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e   8.     Deliver us from (artificial) evil: Are the generators of Artificial Intelligences morally accountable for the actions of those they generate? \u003ci\u003eTrevor Stammers \u003c\/i\u003e   \u003cb\u003ePart IV Theological aspects in generating transhuman and posthuman persons\u003c\/b\u003e   9.     A Jewish outlook: A Jewish case study in creating transhuman and posthuman persons, \u003ci\u003eDeborah Blausten \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e(Finchley Reform Synagogue, London)\u003c\/i\u003e   10.  A Christian outlook: The rational body: A Thomistic perspective on parenthood and posthumanism, \u003ci\u003eMichael Wee \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e(Durham University, UK) \u003c\/i\u003e   11.  An Islamic outlook: Islamic perspectives on the ethics of bringing transhuman and posthuman persons into existence \u003ci\u003eMehrunisha Suleman \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e(University of Cambridge, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003cb\u003ePart V Ethical aspects in generating transhuman and posthuman persons\u003c\/b\u003e   12 Procreating transhuman and posthuman persons, \u003ci\u003eCalum MacKellar (St Mary's University, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e   13 Posthuman children: Questions of identity, \u003ci\u003eGillian Wright (Scottish Council on Human Bioethics, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e   Conclusion \u003ci\u003eCalum MacKellar (Scottish Council on Human Bioethics, UK) \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTrevor Stammers \u003c\/i\u003e   Appendix: Scottish Council on Human Bioethics recommendations on the generation of transhuman and posthuman persons    Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019639488855,"sku":"9781350216587","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350216587.jpg?v=1750780871","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-ethics-of-generating-posthumans-9781350216587","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}