The Ancient Roots of Transhumanist Thinking

24/10/2023 35 min Episodio 27
The Ancient Roots of Transhumanist Thinking

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Lenn E. Goodman, an expert on Jewish and Islamic metaphysics, joins Esme Partridge to discuss the philosophical heritage of AI (artificial intelligence)—which he locates in the medieval and renaissance study of alchemy, which ultimately sought to create man from matter—and the implications of our rapid embrace of AI.