Bottom line is that in the future the very definition of individuality will probably be derived not from the arbitrary conditions of one’s biological makeup, but rather how one is connected and to what. The degree of individuation will depend on difference in interconnectivity and this will become the subject matter of our ethical debate
I have no argument here, it is clear that the very definition of individuality will not be derived from one’s biological makeup, however as to the point you make that the definition of individuality will be correlated to interconnectivity, here, a question is begged.
If I understand you correctly, by interconnectivity you imply both the wetware aspect of the brain’s emergent mind and the hardware of the brain itself being interconnected to the info network.
The question that comes to mind concerns the indivisibility of the person. A neurological system is (or may be said to be) an undividable whole giving rise to an emergent mind that perceives itself as separate from other objects, including information to which it was not privy to (or alternatively is privy to yet does not allow or desire to allow access to).
How are we to solve the issue of indivisibility? Or are we to move forward to a networked mind in which the very idea of an undivided persona is an oxymoron?
I have no argument here, it is clear that the very definition of individuality will not be derived from one’s biological makeup, however as to the point you make that the definition of individuality will be correlated to interconnectivity, here, a question is begged.
If I understand you correctly, by interconnectivity you imply both the wetware aspect of the brain’s emergent mind and the hardware of the brain itself being interconnected to the info network.
The question that comes to mind concerns the indivisibility of the person. A neurological system is (or may be said to be) an undividable whole giving rise to an emergent mind that perceives itself as separate from other objects, including information to which it was not privy to (or alternatively is privy to yet does not allow or desire to allow access to).
How are we to solve the issue of indivisibility? Or are we to move forward to a networked mind in which the very idea of an undivided persona is an oxymoron?