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Existential risks: a philosophical analysis
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The authors examines and analyzes five definitions of existential risk, and adopts a pluralistic approach according to which the definition that scholars employ should depend up to a multiplicity of factors.Abstract:
This paper examines and analyzes five definitions of ‘existential risk.’ It tentatively adopts a pluralistic approach according to which the definition that scholars employ should depend up...read more
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The Problem with NatureOur Posthuman Future: Consequences of the Biotechnology Revolution
Nicholas Agar,Francis Fukuyama +1 more
TL;DR: The dramatic advances in DNA technology over the last few years are the stuff of science fiction as mentioned in this paper and it is now not only possible to clone human beings but also possible to create'superhumans' by mixing human genes with those of other animals for extra strength or longevity.
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Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies
TL;DR: The first ultraintelligent machine is the last invention that man need ever make, provided that the machine i... as mentioned in this paper, 2014.Hardcover: 352 pagesYear: 2014Publisher: Oxford University PressISBN-13: 978019967811212
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Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
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Metaphors We Live by
TL;DR: Lakoff and Johnson as discussed by the authors present a very attractive book for linguists to read, which is written in a direct and accessible style; while it introduces and uses a number of new terms, for the most part it is free of jargon.
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Conceptual Change in Childhood
TL;DR: Conceptual Change in Childhood: A case study of children's acquisition of biological knowledge between ages 4-10 is presented in this article, which analyzes the ways that knowledge is restructured during this development.