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Nick Bostrom

2011

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2011 REPRINTS AND TRANSLATIONS

  • Bostrom, N. (2011), 'In Defense of Posthuman Dignity', (Xlibris, Corp) reprinted in H+/-: Transhumanism and Its Critics, eds. Gregory R. Hansell and William Grassie, pp. 55-66

  • Bostrom, N. (2011), 'On Changing One's Mind: The Bayesian Way', reprinted in Death and Anti-Death, Volume 8: Fifty Years After Albert Camus (1913-1960) (Palo Alto, California: Ria University Press) 

  • Bostrom, N. (2011), 'The Simulation Argument',   reprinted in Four Fundamental Questions: An Introduction to Philosophy by Richard Bilsker (Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company)

  • Bostrom, N. (2011), 'History of Transhumanism'  translated into Spanish by Antonio Calleja-Lopez and reprinted in Argumentos de Razon Tecnica   

  • Bostrom, N. (2011), 'A Primer on the Anthropic Principle'  translated into Ukrainian by Jim Jerginson. Originally published in Anthropic Bias: Observation Selection Effects in Science and Philosophy. Studies in Philosophy: Outstanding Diessertations Series. (New York: Routledge, 2002).  

  • Bostrom, N. (2011), 'Global Catastrophic Risks', (Oxford: Oxford University Press) paperback reprint

  • Bostrom, N., Sandberg, A. and Cirkovic , M. M. (2010), 'Anthropic Shadow: Observation Selection Effects and Human Extinction Risks' Translated into Belurusian by Alexei Turchin (originally published in Risk Analysis, Vol. 30, No. 10 (2010): pp. 1495-1506) www.scribd.com/doc/48444529/anthropicshadow2 | www.proza.ru/2011/02/08/2050.

2010

2010 REPRINTS AND TRANSLATIONS

  • Bostrom, N. (2010), 'Extracts from “Letter from Utopia”', reprinted in The World I Dream Of, by Curt Butz , (O Books ) p. 28   
  • Bostrom, N. (2010), 'Smart Policy: Cognitive Enhancement and the Public Interest'  reprinted in Contemporary Readings in Law and Social Justice, Vol. 2 No. 1, pp. 68-84.  
  • Bostrom, N. (2010), 'Why I Want to be a Posthuman When I Grow Up',  reprinted in Medical Enhancement and Posthumanity, The International Library of Ethics, Law and Technology series. eds. Bert Gordijn and Ruth Chadwick, (Springer) pp. 107-136.
  • Bostrom, N. (2010), 'A Primer on the Anthropic Principle  '  translated into Belurusian by Patricia Clausnitzer. Originally published in Anthropic Bias: Observation Selection Effects in Science and Philosophy. Studies in Philosophy: Outstanding Diessertations Series. (New York: Routledge, 2002).  
  • Bostrom, N. (2010), 'The Simulation Argument', Reprinted in The Philosopher’s Magazine, Issue  50 (2010): pp. 28-29

2009

  • Bostrom, N., (2009), 'Enhancement Ethics:  The State of the Debate', In J. Savulescu and N. Bostrom (Eds.), Human Enhancement, (Oxford:  Oxford University Press) pp. 1-22
  • Bostrom, N., (2009), 'How to Enhance Human Beings', In M. Brockman (Ed.), What's Next:  Dispatches on the Future of Science:  Original Essays from a New Generation of Scientists,  (Vintage) pp. 25-39
  • Bostrom, N. and Sandberg, A., (2009), 'Cognitive Enhancement: Methods, Ethics, Regulatory Challenges', Science and Engineering Ethics,  Vol: 15 (3),  pp. 311-341
  • Bostrom, N., (2009), ‘Pascal’s Mugging’, Analysis, Vol: 69 (3), pp. 443-445
  • Bostrom, N., (2009), ‘The Simulation Argument: Some Explanations’, Analysis, Vol: 69 (3), pp.458-461.
  • Bostrom, N., (2009), 'The Future of Humanity', In J. K. B. Olsen, E. Selinger and S. Riis Aldershot (Eds.), New Waves in Philosophy of Technology, pp. 186-216 (Palgrave Macmillan)
  • Bostrom, N., (2009), 'Brain-Boosters', In P. Healey and S. Rayner (Eds.), Unnatural Selection:  The Challenges of Engineering Tomorrow's People,  pp. 129-141, (London: Sterling) 

 2009 REPRINTS AND TRANSLATIONS

REPRINTS

  • Bostrom, N. (2009), 'Are You Living in a Computer Simulation?'  translated into Belarusian by Alexei Turchin (originally published in Philosophical Quarterly, Vol. 53, No. 211, (2003): pp. 243-255. [First version: 2001]). 
  • Bostrom, N. (2009), 'The Epistemological Mystique of Self-Locating Belief'  reprinted in Annals of Spiru Haret University. Journalism Studies: Vol. 10    
  • Bostrom, N. (2009), 'The Future of Human Evolution'  reprinted in Bedeutung, Issue 3: Life and Death     
  • Bostrom, N. (2009), 'Are You in a Computer Simulation?'  reprinted in Science Fiction and Philosophy, ed. Susan Schneider (Wiley-Blackwell): pp. 20-23
  • Bostrom, N. (2009), 'Letter from Utopia', (abridged) republished in English and in French translation in 100,000 Years of Beauty: Future/Projections, ed. Françoise Gaillard (Les Editions Babylone, October 2009): 209-2010
  • Bostrom, N., (forthcoming),'Dignity and Enhancement', reprinted in Contemporary Readings in Law and Social Justice.     
  • Bostrom, N., (forthcoming), 'Letter from Utopia', reprinted in Geopolitics, History and International Relations.     
  • Bostrom, N., (forthcoming), 'Smart Policy:  Cognitive Enhancement and the Public Interest', reprinted in Contemporary Readings in Law and Social Justice.     
  • Bostrom, N., (forthcoming), 'A History of Transhumanist Thought', reprinted in Academic Writing Across the Disciplines, eds. M Rectenwald & L Carl. (New York: Pearson Longman)    
  • Bostrom, N., (2009), 'In Defense of Posthuman Dignity', reprinted in Global Spiral.
  • Bostrom, N., (forthcoming), 'Extracts From "Letter from Utopia" ',  Reprinted in G. Hammond (ed), The World I See - A Foundation for the Co-Creation of Our Future
  • Bostrom, N., (forthcoming), 'Global Catastrophic Risks', Smederevo: HELIKS. N. Bostrom and M. Cirkovic (eds), in Serbian translation
  • Bostrom, N., (2009), 'The Singularity',  in Japanese translation [Enhansumento ronsō = Human enhancement : Shintai seishin no zōkyō to sentan kagaku gijutsu],  in U. Akifumi and W. Maiko (eds), Human Enhancement,  pp. 40-50
  • Bostrom, N., (2009), 'The Mysteries of Self-Locating Belief and Anthropic Reasoning', Chicago:  Open Court. reprinted in S. Phineas Upham (ed), All we Need is a Paradigm:  Essays on Science, Economics, and Logic from the Harvard Review of Philosophy,
  • Bostrom, N., (2009), 'Dinosaurs, Dodos, Humans?'  republished in Review of Contemporary Philosophy, Vol 8, pp. 85-89    
  • Bostrom, N., (2009), 'Are You Living In a Computer Simulation?'  German translation, reprinted in High Flyer
  • Bostrom, N., (2009), 'Ethical Issues in Advanced Artificial Intelligence', Wiley-Blackwell. reprinted in S. Schneider (ed), Science Fiction and Philosophy
  • Bostrom, N., (2009), 'Transhumanist Values', In D. M. Kaplan (Ed.), Readings in the Philosophy of Technology, (New York: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers)
  • Bostrom, N., (2009), 'Transhumanist Values', New York: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. reprinted in Readings in the Philosophy of Technology, 2nd edition, ed. David Kaplan
  • Bostrom, N., (2009), 'Transhumanist Values', Oxford: Oxford University Press. reprinted in J. Pierce and G. Randels (eds), Bioethics in Contemporary Society:  A Reader with Cases
  • Bostrom, N., (2009), 'The Future of Human Evolution'Bedeutung (forthcoming)
  • Bostrom, N. and Sandberg, A., (2009), 'Die Weisheit Der Natur: Eine Evolutionäre Heuristik Für Enhancement Am Menschen', Alber Verlag. Translation into German of "The Wisdom of Nature:  A Practical Approach to Human Enhancement”

 

2008

  • Bostrom, N. (2008), 'Parenthetical Word' in Alexei Turchin's Structure of the Global Catastrophe: Risks of Human Extinction in the XXI Century,  A Series: Dialogues about the Future, Vol 2 (series editors I. V. Sledzevsky and V. Prajd), (online book) pp. 22.
  • Bostrom, N. (2008), 'Foreword', in M. S. Vassiliadou's Axiological Anthropology and the Promotion of Mental Health,  (ed. Richard Baron), London : Educational Trust for Health Improvement Through Cognitive Strategies
  • Bostrom, N. (2008), 'The Doomsday Argument', Think: Philosophy for Everyone Vol: 6 (Spring Issue 17-18 ) pp. 23-27 
  • Bostrom, N. and Sandberg, A., (2008), ‘Cognitive Enhancement: Methods, Ethics, Regulatory Challenges’, Science and Engineering Ethics, Vol: 15 (3),  pp. 311-341
  • Bostrom, N., (2008), 'Dignity and Enhancement ',  In Human Dignity and Bioethics: Essays Commissioned by the President’s Council on Bioethics,  (pp. 173-207). President’s Council on Bioethics:  Washington, D.C.: 2008
  • Bostrom, N., (2008), ‘Drugs Can Be Used to Treat More Than Disease’, Nature, Vol: 451 (7178), pp. 520.
  • Bostrom, N., (2008), ‘In the Great Silence There Is Great Hope’, MIT Technology Review, (May/June).
  • Bostrom, N., (2008),‘Letter from Utopia’, Studies in Ethics, Law, and Technology, Vol: 2 (1), pp. 1-7.
  • Bostrom, N., (2008), 'Moralist, Meet Scientist; Scientist, Meet Moralist', Nature, Vol: 453, pp. 593-594.
  • Bostrom, N., (2008), 'Letter from Utopia', In S. Marsen (Ed.), Becoming More Than Human:  Technology and the Post-Human Condition.
  • Bostrom, N., (2008), 'Everything', In J. Brockman (Ed.), What Have You Changed Your Mind About?, (New York: Harper Collins)
  • Bostrom, N., (2008), 'Dignity and Enhancement'Human Dignity and Bioethics:  Essays Commissioned by the President's Council on Bioethics,  pp. 173-207
  • Bostrom, N., (2008), 'How to Enhance Human Beings', In M. Brockman (Ed.), The New Stars of Science, (ebook edition: Random House) 

 2008 REPRINTS AND TRANSLATIONS

 

2007

  • Bostrom, N., (2007), 'Ethical and Political Challenges to the Prospect of Life Extension'. In the proceedings of Invited article for World Demographics Association Proceedings 2006
  • Bostrom, N., (2007), ‘Transhumanist Valuing’, Hastings Center Report, Vol: September/October
  • Bostrom, N., (2007), ‘Ethical Principles in the Creation of Artificial Minds’, Linguistic and Philosophical Investigations, Vol: 6, pp. 183-184
  • Bostrom, N., (2007), ‘Sleeping Beauty and Self-Location: A Hybrid Model’, Synthese, Vol: 157 (1), pp. 59-78,
  • Bostrom, N., (2007), 'Technological Revolutions:  Ethics and Policy in the Dark', In J. Savulescu (Ed.), Ethics of East and West:  How They Contribute to the Quest for Wisdom, (Oxford: Oxford Uehiro Center for Practical Ethics)
  • Bostrom, N. and Roache, R., (2007), 'Ethical Issues in Human Enhancement', In J. Ryberg (Ed.), New Waves in Applied Ethics, (Palgrave Macmillan) 
  • Bostrom, N., (2007), 'Technological Revolutions and the Problem of Prediction', In P. Lin, J. Moor, J. Weckert and F. Allhoff (Eds.), Nanoethics:  The Ethical and Social Implications of Nanotechnology, (Wiley Interscience) pp.101-118
  • Bostrom, N., (2007), 'Why I Want to Be a Posthuman When I Grow Up', In B. Gordijn and R. Chadwick (Eds.), Medical Enhancement and Posthumanity, (Springer)
  • Bostrom, N., (2007), 'Technological Revolutions:  Ethics and Policy in the Dark', In N. M. D. S. Cameron and M. E. Mitchell (Eds.), Nanoscale:  Issues and Perspectives for the Nano Century, (John Wiley)
  • Bostrom, N., (2007), 'The Future of Humanity', In J. K. B. Olsen, S. A. Pedersen and V. F. Hendricks (Eds.), Companion to Philosophy of Technology, (Blackwell)
  • Bostrom, N., (2007), 'Smart Policy:  Cognitive Enhancement and the Public Interest', In L. Zonneveld, H. Dijstelbloem and D. Ringoir (Eds.), Reshaping the Human Condition:  Exploring Human Enhancement,  pp. 29-37  (The Hague: Rathenau Institute, British Embassy, Science and Innovation Network and UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology)
  • Bostrom, N. and Sandberg, A., (2007), 'The Wisdom of Nature:  An Evolutionary Heuristic for Human Enhancement', In N. Bostrom and J. Savulescu (Eds.), Human Enhancement, (Oxford: Oxford University Press)
  • Bostrom, N., (2007), 'In Defense of Posthuman Dignity', In R. Chadwick, H. Kuhse, W. Landman, U. Schüklenk and P. Singer (Eds.), The Bioethics Reader:  Editors' Choice,  pp. 58-70 (Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing)
  • Bostrom, N. and Roache, R., (2007), 'Three Big Problems', In C. Tandy (Ed.), Death and Anti Death,  pp. 147-165  (Palo Alto, CA: Ria University Press) [Video presentation]

 2007 REPRINTS AND TRANSLATIONS

 

2006

 2006 REPRINTS AND TRANSLATIONS

  • Bostrom, N. (2006), 'The Transhumanist FAQ v.2.1'  extracts reprinted in Current Controversies: Genetic Engineering, ed. James D. Torr (Thomson Gale Press, 2006).  
  • Bostrom, N., (2006), 'The Simulation Argument',  3rd Edition, Reprinted in T. Shick and L. Vaughn (eds) Doing Philosophy:  An Introduction through Thought Experiments

 

2005

 

    2005 REPRINTS AND TRANSLATIONS

  • Bostrom, N. (2005), 'A Short History of Transhumanist Thought'  reprinted in Man into Superman, by R.C.W. Ettinger, ed. Charles Tandy. Cultural Classics Series. (Palo Alto, California: Ria University Press, 2005): pp. 315-349. [Also, the book is dedicated to Nick Bostrom.] 
  • Bostrom, N. (2005), 'The Future of Human Evolution'  reprinted in Analysis and Metaphysics, Vol. 4, No. 1 (2005): pp. 54-75.   
  • Bostrom, N., (2005), 'In Defence of Posthuman Dignity',  Reprinted from Bioethics in Linguistic and Philosophical Investigations, Vol: 4 (2)
  • Bostrom, N., (2005), 'The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant',  Reprinted from Journal of Medical Ethics in Linguistic and Philosophical Investigations, Vol: 4 (2)

Anders Sandberg

2011

  • Sandberg, A., Sinnott-Armstrong, W. and Savulescu, J. (2011), 'Cognitive Enhancement in Courts', in  J. Illes and B. J. Sahakian (Eds) Oxford Handbook of Neuroethics, (Oxford: Oxford University Press)
  • Sandberg, A. (2011), 'Cognition Enhancement:  Upgrading the Brain', in  J. Savulescu, R. ter Meulen and G. Kahane (Eds) Enhancing Human Capacities, (Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell) pp. 71-91
  • Sandberg, A. and Savulescu, J. (2011), 'The Social and Economic Impacts of Cognitive Enhancement', in  J. Savulescu, R. Ter Meulen and G. Kahane (Eds) Enhancing Human Capacities, (Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell) pp.92-113
  • Savulescu, J., Sandberg, A. and Kahane, G. (2011), 'Enhancement and Well-being', in  J. Savulescu, R. ter Meulen and G. Kahane (Eds.) Enhancing Human Capacities,Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell pp. 3-18
  • Savulescu, J., Sandberg, A. and Kahane, G. (2011), 'Reasons to Feel, Reasons to Take Pills', in  J. Savulescu, R. ter Meulen and G. Kahane (Eds.) Enhancing Human Capacities,Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell pp. 166-178

2010

  • Sandberg, A., Holmes, E. A. and Iyadurai, L. (2010), 'Erasing trauma memories: is this what the science suggests or even what we want to do? (Letter in The British Journal of Psychiatry)', Vol: 197 pp. 414-b-415-b
  • Bostrom, N., Cirkovic , M. M. and Sandberg, A. (2010), 'Anthropic Shadow: Observation Selection Effects and Human Extinction Risks', Risk Analysis, Vol: 30(10) pp. 1495-1506
  • Ord, T., Hillerbrand, R. and Sandberg, A. (2010), 'Probing the improbable: methodological challenges for risks with low probabilities and high stakes', Journal of Risk Research, Vol: 13(2) pp. 191-205 

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2006

  • Sandberg, A. and Bostrom, N., (2006), 'Cognitive Enhancement:  Methods, Ethics, Regulatory Challenges'. In the proceedings of Forbidding Science?  Balancing Freedom, Security, Innovation and Precaution Conference, Arizona State University's College, Center for the Study of Law, Science & Technology (12 and 13 January)

 

Robin Hanson

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Eric Mandelbaum

2010

  • Mandelbaum, E. and Ripley, D. (2010), 'Expectations and Morality: A Dilemma (Commentary on Joshua’s Knobe’s “Person as Scientist, Person as Moralist.”)', Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Vol: 33(4) pp. 346
  • Mandelbaum, E. and Bruno, M. (2010), 'Locke's Answer to Molyneux's Thought Experiment', History of Philosophy Quarterly, Vol: 27(2)

Rebecca Roache

2009

  • Bostrom, N. and Roache, R., (2009), 'Smart Policy:  Cognitive Enhancement and the Public Interest', In J. Savulescu, R. T. Meulen and G. Kahane (Eds.), Enhancing Human Capacities, (Oxford:  Wiley Blackwell)

 

2008

 

    2008 REPRINTS AND TRANSLATIONS

  • Roache, R. and Clarke, S., (2008), 'Enhancement Am Menschen.  Intuitionen Und Die Weisheit Einer Reflexion Über Abscheu', Verlag: Karl Alber. (‘Human Enhancement.  Intuition and the Wisdom of Reflecting on Repugnance’).  German Translation in N. Knoepffler (ed), Ethics of Enhancement

 

2007

 

2006

Rafaela Hillerbrand

2007

 

2006

  • Hillerbrand, R., Gasser, G., Kanzian, C. and Runggaldier, E., (2006), 'Uncertainty as a Challenge for Ethics'. In the proceedings of Kulturen:  Streit-Analyse-Dialog, Kirchberg am Wechsel (16-20 August)

Guy Kahane

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2008

  • Wilkinson, D., Kahane, G. and Savulescu, J., (2008), ''Neglected Personhood’ and Neglected Questions: Remarks on the Moral Significance of Consciousness', American Journal of Bioethics: Neuroscience, Vol: 8 (9), pp. 31 - 33.
  • Kahane, G. and Shackel, N., (2008), 'Do Abnormal Responses Show Utilitarian Bias?' Nature, Vol: 452 (7185),
  • Kahane, G., Wiech, K., Farias, M., Shackel, N., Tiede, W. and Tracey, I., (2008), 'An fMRI Study Measuring Analgesia Enhanced by Religion as a Belief System', Pain, Vol: 139 (2), pp. 467-476
  • Kahane, G., (2008), 'Brain Imaging and the Inner Life', The Lancet, Vol: 371 pp. 1572-1573

2007

  • Kahane, G., Kanterian, E. and Kuusela, O., (2007), 'Interpreting Wittgenstein: An Introduction', In G. Kahane, E. Kanterian and O. Kuusela (Eds.), Wittgenstein and His Interpreters, Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.

 

2006

  • Kahane, G., (2006), 'Pain, Ethical Significance Of', In D. Borchert (Ed.), The Encyclopaedia of Philosophy, 2nd edition,New York:  Macmillan.

Toby Ord

2010

  • Ord, T., Hillerbrand, R. and Sandberg, A. (2010), 'Probing the improbable: methodological challenges for risks with low probabilities and high stakes', Journal of Risk Research, Vol: 13(2) pp. 191-205

2009

  • Ord, T. and Kieu, T., (2009), 'Using Biased Coins as Oracles', International Journal of Unconventional Computing,  Vol: 5 pp. 253-265

 

2008

  • Ord, T., (2008), 'The Scourge: Moral Implications of Natural Embryo Loss', American Journal of Bioethics: Neuroscience,  Vol: 8 (7),  pp. 12-19
  • Ord, T., (2008), 'Response to Open Peer Commentaries on “the Scourge: Moral Implications of Natural Embryo Loss.”  ', American Journal of Bioethics: Neuroscience, (7),  pp. W1-W3

 

2007

  • Ord, T. and Kieu, T., (2007), 'Ω in Number Theory', In C. Calude (Ed.), Randomness and Complexity, from Leibniz to Chaitin,  (pp. 161-173). Singapore: World Scientific

 

2006

  • Bostrom, N. and Ord, T., (2006), 'The Reversal Test:  Eliminating Status Quo Bias in Bioethics', Ethics,  Vol: 116 (4),  pp. 656-680.