Novacene: The coming age of hyperintelligence—James Lovelock’s vision of posthumanism
Novacene: The coming age of hyperintelligence—James Lovelock’s vision of posthumanism
Author(s): Roman KrzanowskiSubject(s): Philosophy, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Review, General Reference Works, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Special Branches of Philosophy, Book-Review, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Copernicus Center Press
Keywords: Novacene; posthumanity; Gaia; James Lovelock
Summary/Abstract: James Lovelock, who is famous for the Gaia hypothesis (1979), has written a new book entitled Novacene: The Coming Age of Hyperintelligence (2019). It is an extended argument about an impending new epoch on Earth called Novacene in which biological life as we know it will evolve into lifeforms based on cyber technology (i.e., cyborgs) built from non-biological materials. Novacene may be seen as a development of the ideas presented in Lovelock’s earlier book A Rough Guide to The Future (2014). In Novacene, the Earth will be populated by cyborgs, which are self-replicating and self-improving mechanical systems that will eventually dominate and rule the Earth. These cyborgs will possess intelligence and knowledge beyond our understanding.
Journal: Zagadnienia Filozoficzne w Nauce
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 71
- Page Range: 191-201
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English