PHIL 1550 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Nick Bostrom, Infant, Background Music
12 Jun 2020
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Nick bostrom (2006): why i want to be a post human when i grow up: what is a post human, bostrom defines a post human as : The claim is not that all possible post human modes of being would be good. Just as some possible human modes of being are wretched and horrible, so too are some of the post human possibilities. If we can show that there are some post human possibilities that would be very good. In this paper bostrom ignores all of these: 4) post human lives would be worse than human lives: Objections based on normative claims about the value of post human lives compared to human lives. : 5) we couldn"t benefit from post humanism: You cherish your improved health feel stronger, more energetic Your skin looks great a minor ailment in your knee is cured. You also discover a greater clarity of mind.
