The Technology of Immortality

The Technology of Immortality

More at http://philosophytalk.org/shows/technology-immortality Some futurists believe we are not far from a time when technology and medicine will be so advanced that humans need no longer die of old age or other natural causes. Eventually, not only will we be able to replace our natural body parts, but we might even be able to “download” our selves into a new cybernetic body. But is this a realistic possibility or just a confused fantasy? Is the self the kind of thing that can be downloaded and persist through radical changes in its “hardware”? And if it were possible for people to indefinitely extend their biological lives, what would the moral implications be for social inequality and distribution of the planet’s finite resources? John and Ken look beyond the mortal coil with Kevin O'Neill from the University of Redlands, author of "Internet Afterlife: Virtual Salvation in the Twenty-First Century" (forthcoming).

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Can Money Buy Well-being?

Can Money Buy Well-being?

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Anna Julia Cooper

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Gilbert Ryle and the Map of the Mind

Gilbert Ryle and the Map of the Mind

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Narrative and the Meaning of Life

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This Week: Mind Sharing

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More at www.philosophytalk.org/shows/mind-sharing. Mind reading might sound like the stuff of science fiction. But in philosophy and psychology, mind reading is something that human beings do wheneve...

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Shakespeare's Outsiders

Shakespeare's Outsiders

More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/shakespeares-outsiders. Over 400 years after his death, Shakespeare is still widely regarded as the greatest dramatist of all time. His many plays tackle ...

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