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Anyone who takes transhumanism seriously is almost by default an ‘ethical modernist’. The position is easiest to state in terms of the history of philosophy. It is someone who believes that Kant and... 
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As we continue to become one with our inventions, heading toward a possible technological singularity, there's only one thing that makes this revolution different: our perception. Andrew Smith, 11/12/2014
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5th Web and philosophy conference@ESCWC 2015 Call for paper The relationship between the Web and philosophy is now at a crucial turning point. While a group of philosophers and philosophically-influenced scholars are increasingly interested in the Web, we are facing unprecedented challenges around its future that requires concerted efforts between researcher and disciplines to be properly addressed.
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Cyborgs, a fusion of man and machine Cyborgs are gradually working their way into our lives. The general representation of a cyborg is that seen in science fiction films of a fusion between man and machine. A direct interface between the brain and the Internet, like the brain-machine interface (BMI) described in the science fiction manga Ghost in the Shell, has been successfully tested in laboratory experiments. That extreme level of man-machine fusion aside, people’s lives would already be compromised by not having a mobile phone or smartphone, and in some cases, when we think about those who lead a life that is dependent on such devices, we can see that the fusion between man and machine is underway with a momentum that supersedes the pros and cons.
Pierre Tran's insight:
Les personnes incorporant des biotechnologies sont des cyborgs, des amalgames d'êtres humains et de technologies. La fusion homme-machine semble inévitable : transplantation d'organes biotechnologiques, humains augmentés, recherche de la vie éternelle... La philosophie occidentale nous amène à nous poser la question "Qu'est-ce que l'humanité ?", car elle fait la distinction entre l'espèce humaine et les machines. Aujourd'hui, il faut remplacer la question par "qu'est-ce qu'un cyborg ?"
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