Book review: Friedenberg J. The future of the self: an interdisciplinary approach to personhood and identity in the digital age. – Oakland (CA): University of California press, 2020. – 344 p.
Book review: Friedenberg J. The future of the self: an interdisciplinary approach to personhood and identity in the digital age. – Oakland (CA): University of California press, 2020. – 344 p.
The review reflects modern interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches to understanding the human being, personality and identity in the era of rapid technological progress in the third millennium. It discusses current scenarios of the probable transformation of the Homo sapiens species as a result of the development of computer technology, robotics, genetic engineering, as well as neuroscientific and cognitive research.
Keywords
personality; identity; brain; consciousness; artificial intelligence; artificial self; digital immortality; neuroscience; interdisciplinary approach in psychology.
