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50 voices of disbelief [[electronic resource] ] : why we are atheists / / edited by Russell Blackford and Udo Schüklenk
| 50 voices of disbelief [[electronic resource] ] : why we are atheists / / edited by Russell Blackford and Udo Schüklenk |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (358 pages) |
| Disciplina | 211.8 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BlackfordRussell <1954->
SchüklenkUdo |
| Soggetto topico |
Atheists
Atheism |
| ISBN |
1-4443-5765-4
1-283-20464-9 9786613204646 1-4443-0798-3 1-4443-0799-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
50 Voices of Disbelief; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Now More Important than Ever - Voices of Reason; Unbelievable!; My ""Bye Bull"" Story; How Benevolent Is God? An Argumentfrom Suffering to Atheism; A Deal-Breaker; Why Am I a Nonbeliever? - I Wonder . . .; Wicked or Dead? Reflections on the Moral Character and Existential Status of God; Religious Belief and Self-Deception; The Coming of Disbelief; What I Believe; Too Good to Be True, Too Obscure to Explain: The Cognitive Shortcomings of Belief in God; How to Think About God: Theism, Atheism, and Science
A Magician Looks at ReligionConfessions of a Kindergarten Leper; Beyond Disbelief; An Ambivalent Nonbelief; Why Not?; Godless Cosmology; Unanswered Prayers; Beyond Faith and Opinion; Could It Be Pretty Obvious There's No God?; Atheist, Obviously; Why I am Not a Believer; Evil and Me; Who's Unhappy?; Reasons to be Faithless; Three Stages of Disbelief; Born Again, Briefly; Cold Comfort; The Accidental Exorcist; Atheist Out of the Foxhole; The Unconditional Love of Reality; Antinomies; Giving Up Ghosts and Gods; Some Thoughts on Why I Am an Atheist; No Gods, Please! Welcome Me Back to the World of the ThinkingKicking Religion Goodbye . . .; On Credenda; ""Not Even Start to Ignore Those Questions!" A Voice of Disbelief in a Different Key; Imagine No Religion; Humanism as Religion: An Indian Alternative; Why I Am NOT a Theist; When the Hezbollah Came to My School; Evolutionary Noise, not Signal from Above; Gods Inside; Why Morality Doesn't Need Religion; Doctor Who and the Legacy of Rationalism; My Nonreligious Life: A Journey From Superstition to Rationalism; Helping People to Think Critically About Their Religious Beliefs Human Self-Determination, Biomedical Progress, and GodAbout the Contributors; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139966803321 |
| Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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50 voices of disbelief [[electronic resource] ] : why we are atheists / / edited by Russell Blackford and Udo Schüklenk
| 50 voices of disbelief [[electronic resource] ] : why we are atheists / / edited by Russell Blackford and Udo Schüklenk |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (358 pages) |
| Disciplina | 211.8 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BlackfordRussell <1954->
SchüklenkUdo |
| Soggetto topico |
Atheists
Atheism |
| ISBN |
1-4443-5765-4
1-283-20464-9 9786613204646 1-4443-0798-3 1-4443-0799-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
50 Voices of Disbelief; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Now More Important than Ever - Voices of Reason; Unbelievable!; My ""Bye Bull"" Story; How Benevolent Is God? An Argumentfrom Suffering to Atheism; A Deal-Breaker; Why Am I a Nonbeliever? - I Wonder . . .; Wicked or Dead? Reflections on the Moral Character and Existential Status of God; Religious Belief and Self-Deception; The Coming of Disbelief; What I Believe; Too Good to Be True, Too Obscure to Explain: The Cognitive Shortcomings of Belief in God; How to Think About God: Theism, Atheism, and Science
A Magician Looks at ReligionConfessions of a Kindergarten Leper; Beyond Disbelief; An Ambivalent Nonbelief; Why Not?; Godless Cosmology; Unanswered Prayers; Beyond Faith and Opinion; Could It Be Pretty Obvious There's No God?; Atheist, Obviously; Why I am Not a Believer; Evil and Me; Who's Unhappy?; Reasons to be Faithless; Three Stages of Disbelief; Born Again, Briefly; Cold Comfort; The Accidental Exorcist; Atheist Out of the Foxhole; The Unconditional Love of Reality; Antinomies; Giving Up Ghosts and Gods; Some Thoughts on Why I Am an Atheist; No Gods, Please! Welcome Me Back to the World of the ThinkingKicking Religion Goodbye . . .; On Credenda; ""Not Even Start to Ignore Those Questions!" A Voice of Disbelief in a Different Key; Imagine No Religion; Humanism as Religion: An Indian Alternative; Why I Am NOT a Theist; When the Hezbollah Came to My School; Evolutionary Noise, not Signal from Above; Gods Inside; Why Morality Doesn't Need Religion; Doctor Who and the Legacy of Rationalism; My Nonreligious Life: A Journey From Superstition to Rationalism; Helping People to Think Critically About Their Religious Beliefs Human Self-Determination, Biomedical Progress, and GodAbout the Contributors; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810849403321 |
| Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Intelligence unbound : the future of uploaded and machine minds / / edited by Russell Blackford and Damien Broderick
| Intelligence unbound : the future of uploaded and machine minds / / edited by Russell Blackford and Damien Broderick |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (345 p.) |
| Disciplina | 006.301/12 |
| Soggetto topico |
Artificial intelligence - Forecasting
Thought and thinking |
| ISBN |
1-118-73645-1
1-118-73630-3 1-118-73679-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Introduction I: Machines of Loving Grace (Let's Hope); 1 Machine minds or humans copied into machines?; 2 Emulating the mind; 3 Is my copy me?; 4 Who woke up?; Notes; References; Introduction II: Bring on the Machines; 1 A strange new epoch?; 2 Machines that think?; 3 Into the machine...?; 4 Personal identity and survival; 5 Contemplating the unimaginable; 6 The future is coming; Notes; References; Chapter 1 How Conscience Apps and Caring Computers will Illuminate and Strengthen Human Morality; 1 Introduction; 2 Self-control
3 Caring4 Fairness and moral cognition; 5 Mindfulness; 6 Intelligence; 7 Conclusions; References; Chapter 2 Threshold Leaps in Advanced Artificial Intelligence; 1 Explosive improvement; 2 Scenarios of AI emergence; 3 Physical growth; 4 Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3 Who Knows Anything about Anything about AI?; 1 Introduction; 2 Taxonomy of predictions; 3 (Un)reliable experts; 4 AI timeline predictions; 5 Case studies; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; Chapter 4 Nine Ways to Bias Open-Source Artificial General Intelligence Toward Friendliness; 1 Introduction Modes of AGI development2 Is open or closed AGI development safer?; 3 The (unlikely) prospect of government controls on AGI development; 4 Nine ways to bias AGI toward Friendliness; 1 Engineer the capability to acquire integrated ethical knowledge; 2 Provide rich ethical interaction and instruction, respecting develop mental stages; 3 Create stable, hierarchy-dominated goal systems; 4 Ensure that the early stages of recursive self-improvement occur relatively slowly and with rich human involvement; 5 Tightly link AGI with the Global Brain 6 Foster deep, consensus-building interactions and commensurability between divergent viewpoints7 Create a mutually supportive community of AGIs; 8 Encourage measured co-advancement of AGI software and AGI ethics theory; 5 Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 5 Feasible Mind Uploading; 1 Neural interfaces and neural prostheses; 2 Iterative improvements in four main areas to achieve whole brain emulation; 3 Is a computer too deterministic to house a mind?; 4 A platform for iteration between model and measurement; 5 Conclusions - uploaded and machine minds; References Chapter 6 Uploading: A Philosophical Analysis1 Uploading and consciousness; 2 Uploading and personal identity; 3 The argument from nondestructive uploading; 4 The argument from gradual uploading; 5 Where things stand; 6 Uploading after brain preservation; 7 Reconstructive uploading; 8 Upshot; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; Chapter 7 Mind Uploading: A Philosophical Counter-Analysis; 1 Introduction; 2 What I am going to attempt here; 3 What Chalmers says, redux; 4 Consciousness, computation, and mind uploading; 5 Mind uploading, personal identity, and Kirk's death by transporter 6 Conclusion |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786697803321 |
| West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Intelligence unbound : the future of uploaded and machine minds / / edited by Russell Blackford and Damien Broderick
| Intelligence unbound : the future of uploaded and machine minds / / edited by Russell Blackford and Damien Broderick |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (345 p.) |
| Disciplina | 006.301/12 |
| Soggetto topico |
Artificial intelligence - Forecasting
Thought and thinking |
| ISBN |
1-118-73645-1
1-118-73630-3 1-118-73679-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Introduction I: Machines of Loving Grace (Let's Hope); 1 Machine minds or humans copied into machines?; 2 Emulating the mind; 3 Is my copy me?; 4 Who woke up?; Notes; References; Introduction II: Bring on the Machines; 1 A strange new epoch?; 2 Machines that think?; 3 Into the machine...?; 4 Personal identity and survival; 5 Contemplating the unimaginable; 6 The future is coming; Notes; References; Chapter 1 How Conscience Apps and Caring Computers will Illuminate and Strengthen Human Morality; 1 Introduction; 2 Self-control
3 Caring4 Fairness and moral cognition; 5 Mindfulness; 6 Intelligence; 7 Conclusions; References; Chapter 2 Threshold Leaps in Advanced Artificial Intelligence; 1 Explosive improvement; 2 Scenarios of AI emergence; 3 Physical growth; 4 Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3 Who Knows Anything about Anything about AI?; 1 Introduction; 2 Taxonomy of predictions; 3 (Un)reliable experts; 4 AI timeline predictions; 5 Case studies; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; Chapter 4 Nine Ways to Bias Open-Source Artificial General Intelligence Toward Friendliness; 1 Introduction Modes of AGI development2 Is open or closed AGI development safer?; 3 The (unlikely) prospect of government controls on AGI development; 4 Nine ways to bias AGI toward Friendliness; 1 Engineer the capability to acquire integrated ethical knowledge; 2 Provide rich ethical interaction and instruction, respecting develop mental stages; 3 Create stable, hierarchy-dominated goal systems; 4 Ensure that the early stages of recursive self-improvement occur relatively slowly and with rich human involvement; 5 Tightly link AGI with the Global Brain 6 Foster deep, consensus-building interactions and commensurability between divergent viewpoints7 Create a mutually supportive community of AGIs; 8 Encourage measured co-advancement of AGI software and AGI ethics theory; 5 Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 5 Feasible Mind Uploading; 1 Neural interfaces and neural prostheses; 2 Iterative improvements in four main areas to achieve whole brain emulation; 3 Is a computer too deterministic to house a mind?; 4 A platform for iteration between model and measurement; 5 Conclusions - uploaded and machine minds; References Chapter 6 Uploading: A Philosophical Analysis1 Uploading and consciousness; 2 Uploading and personal identity; 3 The argument from nondestructive uploading; 4 The argument from gradual uploading; 5 Where things stand; 6 Uploading after brain preservation; 7 Reconstructive uploading; 8 Upshot; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; Chapter 7 Mind Uploading: A Philosophical Counter-Analysis; 1 Introduction; 2 What I am going to attempt here; 3 What Chalmers says, redux; 4 Consciousness, computation, and mind uploading; 5 Mind uploading, personal identity, and Kirk's death by transporter 6 Conclusion |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808881603321 |
| West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Intelligence Unbound: Future of Uploaded and Machine Minds
| Intelligence Unbound: Future of Uploaded and Machine Minds |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | John Wiley & Sons, Inc |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (344 p.) |
| Disciplina | 006.301/12 |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Artificial Intelligence
Thought And Thinking Computers Psychology |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Intelligence unbound |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830160703321 |
| John Wiley & Sons, Inc | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Intelligence unbound: future of uploaded and machine minds
| Intelligence unbound: future of uploaded and machine minds |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | John Wiley & Sons, Inc |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (344 p.) |
| Disciplina | 006.301/12 |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Artificial Intelligence
Thought And Thinking Computers Psychology |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Intelligence unbound |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910876855103321 |
| John Wiley & Sons, Inc | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Philosophy's future : the problem of philosophical progress / / edited by Russell Blackford and Damien Broderick
| Philosophy's future : the problem of philosophical progress / / edited by Russell Blackford and Damien Broderick |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | John Wiley & Sons, Inc |
| Disciplina | 101 |
| Soggetto topico | Philosophy - History - 21st century |
| ISBN | 1-119-21011-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti |
Philosophyâs future
Philosophy's Future |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910271056803321 |
| John Wiley & Sons, Inc | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Philosophy's future : the problem of philosophical progress / / edited by Russell Blackford and Damien Broderick
| Philosophy's future : the problem of philosophical progress / / edited by Russell Blackford and Damien Broderick |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | John Wiley & Sons, Inc |
| Disciplina | 101 |
| Soggetto topico | Philosophy - History - 21st century |
| ISBN | 1-119-21011-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti |
Philosophyâs future
Philosophy's Future |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830319003321 |
| John Wiley & Sons, Inc | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Philosophy's future : the problem of philosophical progress / / edited by Russell Blackford and Damien Broderick
| Philosophy's future : the problem of philosophical progress / / edited by Russell Blackford and Damien Broderick |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | John Wiley & Sons, Inc |
| Disciplina | 101 |
| Soggetto topico | Philosophy - History - 21st century |
| ISBN | 1-119-21011-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti |
Philosophyâs future
Philosophy's Future |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910877140003321 |
| John Wiley & Sons, Inc | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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