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God, Human, Animal, Machine

By Meghan O'Gieblyn

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God, Human, Animal, Machine

By Meghan O'Gieblyn

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A strikingly original exploration of what it might mean to be authentically human in the age of artificial intelligence, from the author of the critically-acclaimed Interior States. • "At times personal, at times philosophical, with a bracing mixture of openness and skepticism, it speaks thoughtfully and articulately to the most crucial issues awaiting our future." —Phillip Lopate “[A] truly fantastic book.”—Ezra Klein   For most of human history the world was a magical and enchanted place ruled by forces beyond our understanding. The rise of science and Descartes's division of mind from world made materialism our ruling paradigm, in the process asking whether our own consciousness—i.e., souls—might be illusions. Now the inexorable rise of technology, with artificial intelligences that surpass our comprehension and control, and the spread of digital metaphors for self-understanding, the core questions of existence—identity, knowledge, the very nature and purpose of life itself—urgently require rethinking. Meghan O'Gieblyn tackles this challenge with philosophical rigor, intellectual reach, essayistic verve, refreshing originality, and an ironic sense of contradiction. She draws deeply and sometimes humorously from her own personal experience as a formerly religious believer still haunted by questions of faith, and she serves as the best possible guide to navigating the territory we are all entering.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
304
Release Date:
2022-07-12
Publication Date:
2022-07-12
Publisher:
Random House LLC US
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0525562710
ISBN13:
9780525562719
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
236 g
Height:
131 cm
Width:
202 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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