Ph y s i c a l s e n s a t i on not connected with sight, hearing, taste or smell.
Inferences based on indicator lights and, analogously, behavior are therefore fallible.
A reaction to perceived pain. Ouch!
WHATS IN A VERB? Behavior Feeling Perception of Pain Mirror neurons? Must feel, care, empathy, connection People are in pain, feeling pain
Ouch! Feeling v. Behavior Actual Pain v. Perceived Pain
WOOF = PAIN? How do we know that animals experience pain? Are they really feeling pain or are we just trying to find a connection? Similar brain structure, ACC. Similar Behavior Similar activity in ACC Because our perception of pain is similarly aligned with animals, is this enough to prove that they have personhood? The difference with animals is that they cannot communicate their pain with us directly. 6.4 DIGITAL PEOPLE Bionics: the study of how humans and animals perform certain tasks and solve certain problems, and of the application of the findings to the design of electronic devices and mechanical parts. Robot: Czech robota: forced labor a machine that does mechanical, routine tasks on command.
Humanoid vs. Non-humanoid
ROBOTS FOR INDUSTRY AND THE HOME George Devol &Joseph Engelberger created UNIMATE
GM bought first one in 1961 ASIMO (advanced step in innovative mobility): child-sized humanoid robot from the Honda Corporation QRIO: 2-foot-tall humanoid robot created by Sony Corporation KISMET: robotic humanoid head and face designed by robot engineer Cynthia Breaseal at MIT With robots gaining more and more human like features, do you think well begin to feel more emotion and express similar morality to them?
Do you think robots have the potential to become so advanced that they are able to feel emotion and have a sense of morality?
Does this make them more human?
BIONIC HUMANS Eight to 10% of U.S. population, approx. 25 million people, have artificial parts (354). National Institutes of Health
ETHICAL &SOCIETAL ISSUES With(out) a Soul
6.5 FROM NEURONS TO POLITICS THE IDEA OF THE SOUL According to the author
If religion, in particular Christianity, was not so concerned with the soul, religious people could be more concerned with doing good, now, in this world.
Dualism concept of having a physical body and untangible soul nephesh psyche soul And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. THE BIBLICAL SOUL A whole, simply seen from different dimensions Spirit Soul Heart Mind Relationship Natural world Community God
Distinct parts Brain Body Heart (physical and ideal) More individualistic
WHAT ARE WE RESURRECTING? The Physical Self The Intangible Soul The hope that we can resurrect the body, versus the soul. (Or Both) THE SOULS AFFECT ON LIVING Individuality and res pons i bi l i t y When are we paying for our sins? What is the point of doing good? Of being ethical? What role does the body and its interactions (relationships, experience) play? Wars, Conflict, Acts of Justice, Genocide, Famine, Territorial Disputes, etc. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN ABOUT OUR GLOBAL HISTORY?
Exploring your intelligent body: Using mindfulness and simple self-care exercises to explore how your body can self-correct musculoskeletal, mental and emotional dysfunction.