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SHS Web Conf.
Volume 72, 2019
International Scientific Conference: “Achievements and Perspectives of Philosophical Studies” (APPSCONF-2019)
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Article Number | 02004 | |
Number of page(s) | 4 | |
Section | Philosophy and World Religions | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20197202004 | |
Published online | 28 November 2019 |
To be a cyborg: towards the dialogue between science and religion
Belgorod National Research University, 308015, Belgorod, Russia
* Corresponding author: maxmaid@rambler.ru
The paper deals with the consequences of technological transformation of the biological nature of human beings. How will our religious and scientific worldview change? What arguments for and against human cyborgization do naturalists and engineers, philosophers and futurologists propose? Answers to these questions can be decisive in determining the future of humanity. The Russian philosophers-cosmists were the first to put their minds to this problem; nowadays, this dialogue is conducted on the border between science and religion. The image of cyborg is a kind of testing ground for discussing philosophical concepts about human nature and interaction of man with the external world, about the limits of historical development and the meaning of human existence.
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