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232 • Cyborg Mind In a pertinent essay entitled ‘Dreaming with Diderot’, written in 2007, the American sociologist and bioethicist James Hughes looks back at the book D’Alembert’s Dream, written in 1769 by the French philosopher Denis Diderot, in order to discuss future possibilities. Accordingly, Hughes high- lights the fictional philosophical dialogues between Diderot, his friend d’Alembert, a physician called Bordeu and an educated woman called Mademoiselle de L’Espinasse. In the discussion, Diderot suggests that since human consciousness is a result of the brain, the human mind can, in theory, be deconstructed and rebuilt to give the original.11 But whether Diderot’s proposal may eventually be realised with the devel- opment and convergence of disciplines such as neurobiology, computer science, artificial intelligence and neuronal interfaces is an open question. However, what is certain is that human brains will increasingly be integrated with advanced computers because of the advantages these may offer. Human beings may then experience greater levels of sensations, such as sights and sounds, or be able to improve their memories and intelligence, while also avoiding fatigue and inattention. They may even be able to better control their emotions while being more resistant to depression, compulsion and mental disorders. In addition, as artificial intelligence merges into human minds, it may be possible for humanity to deconstruct, rebuilt and redesigned itself in a manner that cannot yet be predicted.12 D’Alembert asks: ‘[I]f everything is in a state of flux, as the spectacle of the universe shows everywhere, what might not be the result here and elsewhere of several million years of changes?’13 In Diderot’s book, the educated lady also points out that since the mind is connected by nerves to the body, all minds in the universe could be inter- connected to one another (like a Universe Wide Web), to which the doctor responds that if such a web were to develop, it would be comparable to God.14 In a way, Diderot’s discussion of such a possibility seems to herald many other later suggestions that humanity should aim to develop interconnectivity with machines and between individuals to form a community or collective. However, it is impossible to predict whether such a community of all that exists would represent a utopian paradise or a dystopian nightmare in which the very individuality of a person is lost, absorbed or controlled by the collec- tive.15 The educated woman questions: ‘Who knows what new species may once again evolve from such a huge mass of sensitive and living particles?’16 Human Autonomy While there is much to welcome in the development of neuronal interfaces, especially when new biomedical applications are being developed, it is true This open access edition has been made available under a CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license thanks to the support of Knowledge Unlatched. Not for resale.
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Cyborg Mind What Brain–Computer and Mind–Cyberspace Interfaces Mean for Cyberneuroethics
Titel
Cyborg Mind
Untertitel
What Brain–Computer and Mind–Cyberspace Interfaces Mean for Cyberneuroethics
Autor
Calum MacKellar
Verlag
Berghahn Books
Datum
2019
Sprache
englisch
Lizenz
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
ISBN
978-1-78920-015-7
Abmessungen
15.2 x 22.9 cm
Seiten
264
Schlagwörter
Singularity, Transhumanism, Body modification, Bioethics
Kategorie
Technik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

  1. Chapter 1. Why Use the Term ‘Cyberneuroethics’? 9
    1. The ‘Cyber’ Prefix 9
    2. The ‘Neuro’ Prefix 15
    3. Ethics 16
    4. Neuroethics 17
    5. Cyberneuroethics 18
    6. The Terminology Being Used 19
  2. Chapter 2. Popular Understanding of Neuronal Interfaces 25
    1. Public Understanding in the Media 27
  3. Chapter 3. Presentation of the Brain–Mind Interface 31
    1. The Central Nervous System 31
    2. The Mind 37
    3. The Brain–Mind Interface 38
  4. Chapter 4. Neuronal Interface Systems 43
    1. Developments in Information Technology 44
    2. Developments in Understanding the Brain 45
    3. Developments in Neuronal Interfaces 46
    4. Procedures Involved in Neuronal Interfaces 47
    5. Output Neuronal Interface Systems: Reading the Brain and Mind 49
    6. Input Neuronal Interface Systems: Changing the Brain and Mind 57
    7. Feedback Systems of the Brain and Mind 67
    8. Ethical Issues Relating to the Technology of Neuronal Interfaces 84
  5. Chapter 5. Cyberneuroethics 99
    1. General Ethical Considerations Relating to Neuronal Interfaces 101
    2. Online Humans 106
    3. Changing Cognition 113
    4. Changing Consciousness 131
    5. Escaping Reality 135
    6. Changing Mood 140
    7. Changing Personality 142
    8. Changing Identity 144
    9. The Concept of Humanity 154
    10. Uploading a Mind 167
    11. Issues of Privacy 184
  6. Chapter 6. Neuronal Interfaces and Policy 217
    1. New Cybercrimes 218
    2. Policy Concerns 223
    3. Conclusion 229
    4. Human Autonomy 232
    5. Resistance to Such a Development 234
    6. Risks of Neuronal Interfaces 234
    7. Appendix. Scottish Council on Human Bioethics Recommendations on
    8. Cyberneuroethics 239
    9. Glossary 244
    10. Index 251
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