PHIL335

Cyberspace, Cyborgs and the Meaning of Life

15 points

Occurrences

Description

This course investigates a raft of questions - concerning mind, metaphysics, knowledge and human nature - thrown up by the ongoing revolution in information technology. These include: Might I attain immortality by porting myself into cyberspace? Am I already in cyberspace? Is the universe nothing but a computer? Should we fear a forthcoming Age of Robots? Is my iPhone part of my mind? Could a computer ever be programmed to be creative and intelligent, and to equal or exceed the problem solving capacities of the human brain?

Prerequisites

Any 30 points at 200 level in PHIL, PSYC, DIGI, MATH or COSC, or
any 60 points at 200 level from the Schedule V of the BA or the BSc.

Restrictions

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