| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
200 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Opposing viewpoints series
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
What is personhood? -- Defining personhood is complicated / Jean Lee -- Animals deserve to be recognized as persons / Steven M. Wise -- Animals have a right to be free of human use and exploitation / Doris Lin -- Nature deserves legal rights / Jane Gleeson-White -- Human trafficking denies personhood to individuals / The Justice and Peace Office of the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney -- How can corporations be persons? -- The history of corporate personhood is long / Lawrence B. Glickman -- Corporations have the right to freedom of expression / Donald A. Downs -- Citizens United is making politics better / Tim Cavanaugh -- Corporate personhood is an absurdity / Thomas Storck -- The Supreme Court has dramatically expanded corporate rights / Nina Totenberg -- When does personhood begin and end? -- Personhood must not end when babies are born / Sanjayan Rajasingham -- There are distinctions between moral, legal, and constitutional personhood / Americans United for Life -- Fetal personhood should not come at the expense of the mothers / Terry Gross -- Health caring is an important part of health care / Meg Barbor -- Elderly suicides have increased / Paul Donoughue -- The elderly deserve dignity and autonomy in care / Nils Muižnieks -- Could artificial intelligence attain personhood? -- Granting personhood to artificial intelligence is dangerous / Roman V. Yampolskiy -- Robot personhood is a divisive issue / Janosch Delcker -- Human-like AI is dangerous to society / Kate Mustatea -- We must align the goals of AI with ours before it goes too far / Max Tegmark -- Consciousness is a key attribute for AI personhood / Elisabeth Hildt -- Artificial intelligence may be more humane than people / John Holden. |
| Summary |
"It might seem unnecessary to define what a person is, but the issue of personhood has been a longstanding source of debate. The scope of personhood has been questioned in many applications, including human slavery, right to life and right to end life, animal rights, bioethics, corporate rights, and theology. It is believed the question will arise again as robots and artificial intelligence become more sophisticated and ingrained in our culture. What makes a person, and who gets to define personhood? Viewpoints in this volume address this fascinating topic from a number of angles"--Provided by the publisher. |
| Audience |
9-12 Medialog, Incorporated. |
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Grade 10-12. |
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Years 14-17. |
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Grade 9-12. |
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Z Guided Reading Level. |
| Subject |
Civilization -- Philosophy.
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Humanism.
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Persons.
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| Added Author |
Wiener, Gary, ed.
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| ISBN |
9781534507654 library binding |
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9781534507630 paperback |
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