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Transhumanism, Technology and Apocalypse with Mark O'Connell
Manage episode 212695420 series 2367785
I spoke with Mark O'Connell about the impact of the philosophy of transhumanism. Mark is the author of a lovely book called To Be a Machine: Adventures Among Cyborgs, Utopians, Hackers -which I reccommend you all read. This book blends philosophy, literature, travelogue in order to look at one of the most influential but least discussed trends in Philosophy: Transhumanism. Transhumanism is basically the idea that consiousness is not restricted to our physical or material body, and we can synthesise our minds with emerging technologies. As outlandish as that might sound, there is a lot of money being spent on this.
Mark has written for The New Yorker, Slate, The Guardian, and The New York Times Magazine
You can find out more about Mark here and on Twitter: @mrkocnnll
55 episodes
Manage episode 212695420 series 2367785
I spoke with Mark O'Connell about the impact of the philosophy of transhumanism. Mark is the author of a lovely book called To Be a Machine: Adventures Among Cyborgs, Utopians, Hackers -which I reccommend you all read. This book blends philosophy, literature, travelogue in order to look at one of the most influential but least discussed trends in Philosophy: Transhumanism. Transhumanism is basically the idea that consiousness is not restricted to our physical or material body, and we can synthesise our minds with emerging technologies. As outlandish as that might sound, there is a lot of money being spent on this.
Mark has written for The New Yorker, Slate, The Guardian, and The New York Times Magazine
You can find out more about Mark here and on Twitter: @mrkocnnll
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