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OSOBLIWOŚĆ RAYMONDA KURZWEILA JAKO WIZJA DZIEJÓW
THE SINGULARITY OF RAYMOND KURZWEIL AS A VISION OF HISTORY

Author(s): Kamil Szymański
Subject(s): Philosophy of History
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: singularity; Kurzweil; history; historiosophy; transhumanism;

Summary/Abstract: In my article I present the characterization of the state of "singularity" as an upcoming moment in history, which is being foretold by Raymond Kurzweil – futurologist, computer scientist and transhumanist. I also present the concept of dividing history into six epochs proposed by Kurzweil, who captures the history of the whole universe as a process of increasing the amount of information. In describing Kurzweil's thought, I do it from the philosophical point of view, showing its historiosophical moments.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 46
  • Page Range: 51-68
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish
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