Open AccessConvergent Technologies and the Prospects of Humanity Dehumanization
Author(s) -
Ekaterina Gnatik
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
observatoriâ kulʹtury
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2588-0047
pISSN - 2072-3156
DOI - 10.25281/2072-3156-2015-0-5-17-20
Subject(s) - dehumanization , humanity , consciousness , emerging technologies , engineering ethics , environmental ethics , psychology , sociology , epistemology , political science , computer science , engineering , philosophy , artificial intelligence , anthropology , law
The article is devoted to the human values transformation driven by the convergent technologies. Those technologies can open the door to change the human consciousness on organic or neurobiological plane and can stimulate the development of ways to overcome the boundaries of human capabilities and of methods of purposeful modification of the biological human nature. The problem of new military technologies application is particularly underlined and analyzed in the article.