Biological Immortality of Human. Philosophy of Immortality. eBook seven

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Prologue of the series “Biological Immortality of Human” 

Throughout the history of mankind, there has been one unchanging condition for life: a person ages and dies. Civilizations arose and disappeared, sciences developed, technology changed the world, but the biological fate of man remained the same. Sickness, ageing and death seemed as inevitable laws of nature as gravity or the change of seasons. 

Therefore, for thousands of years, people have been looking for immortality not in science, but in myths.

Ancient cultures told of gods who do not age. Alchemists were looking for the elixir of life. Philosophers have speculated about the soul that survives the body. Religions promised eternal life in another world.

But the 21st century was the first period in history when the question of immortality began to move from the field of mythology to the field of science.

Modern biology has shown that aging is not a mystical process or an inevitable curse of nature. Aging is a set of biological mechanisms: the accumulation of molecular damage, changes in the work of genes, violation of cellular metabolism, the gradual depletion of the body’s recovery systems.

In other words, aging is a problem.

And any problem that can be described scientifically can theoretically be solved.

Humanity has already learned to do what until recently seemed impossible. We deciphered the human genome. We learned to observe the work of cells at the molecular level. We are beginning to understand the mechanisms that drive body development, tissue aging and regeneration.

Moreover, for the first time, we received tools that allow us to interfere with our own biology.

These changes gave rise to a new philosophical direction – transhumanism.

Transhumanism proceeds from a simple idea: a person is not obliged to forever remain the biological being that evolution formed him. Technology could allow us to push the boundaries of human capabilities – improve health, prolong life, increase intellectual capacity, and perhaps one day overcome biological aging.

This does not mean abandoning human nature. On the contrary, it is a continuation of the deepest human tradition – the desire to overcome restrictions.

The fire allowed the man to survive the cold.
Medicine has made it possible to defeat many diseases.
Science has made it possible to understand the structure of the universe.

The next step could allow a person to change themselves.

However, the path to a radical extension of life will not be easy. It will require years of research, great scientific effort and deep ethical reflection. Not all ideas will turn out to be correct. Not all technology will be safe. And perhaps many of today’s hypotheses will be revised.

But another thing is more important: for the first time in history, humanity began to ask the question not “why are we aging,” but “how to stop aging.”

This series of books is devoted to this very question.

“Biological Immortality of Human” is not a promise of eternal life or a fantasy dream. This is a study of what science already knows about aging, what technologies are being developed today and what opportunities may open up in the future.

Each volume of the series considers one side of this problem: the biology of aging, the genetics of longevity, genome editing technologies, the biochemistry of cellular processes, medical technologies of the future, practical strategies for extending life and the philosophical consequences of possible immortality.

We live in a unique historical moment.

For the first time in the history of mankind, people are beginning to understand the mechanisms of their own mortality. And perhaps it is our generation that stands at the beginning of a new era – an era in which aging will cease to be an inevitable fate.

The question is no longer whether a radical life extension is possible.

The question is how far humanity is willing to go to change its own nature.

This series of books is an invitation to this conversation.

Book 7 of 7, 

Print length 149,

Language English,

File size 1,3 Mb (Zip, Pdf).

Contents

Prologue of the series “Biological Immortality of Human”

Introduction by the author

1. The last frontier of humanity

Why the question of immortality becomes the central question of future civilization.

Part I                                                                                                              

Dream of immortality

2. Immortality in ancient mythology
3. The Search for Eternal Life in History
4. Religious Beliefs About Everlasting Life
5. Philosophical views on death
6. Fear of death
7. The meaning of the ultimate life
8. Man in the face of eternity

Part II                                                                                                           

Transhumanism and the future of man

9. Ideas Transhumanism
10. Philosophy of human improvement
11. Man as a stage of evolution
12. Biological evolution and technology
13. Guided evolution
14. A new form of humanity
15. Man and post-man

Part III                                                                                                          

Demographics of an Immortal Society

16. World population
17. Rising life expectancy
18. Demographic implications of longevity
19. Overpopulation
20. New models of society
21. Changing family structure
22. Generations in an Immortal Society

Part IV                                                                                                            

The economics of radical longevity

23. The economic impact of a long life
24. Pension systems of the future
25. Work and career in long life
26. Knowledge economics
27. Life-long education
28. New employment patterns

Part V                                                                                                             

Ethical issues of immortality

29. Right to life extension
30. Longevity technology availability
31. Social inequality
32. Human genetic enhancement
33. Ethical boundaries of biotechnology
34. Responsibility to future generations

Part VI                                                                                                            

Religion and Immortality

35. Everlasting Life in the World’s Religions
36. Soul and body
37. Technological immortality
38. Religious criticism of biotechnology
39. New spiritual concepts

Part VII                                                                                                        

Civilization of centenarians

40. Psychology of long life
41. The meaning of life in a world without aging
42. Creativity and long life
43. Culture of immortal society
44. Science of the future
45. Space expansion of humanity
46. Long life and development of civilization

Part VIII                                                                                                                    

The future of humanity

47. Possible future scenarios
48. Man in a thousand years
49. Boundaries of immortality

Epilog

50. A Future Without Aging

Biological Immortality of Human (series of 7 books)

• Biology of Aging (book one)
• Genetics of Longevity (book two)
• Genome Editing Technologies (book three)
• Biochemistry of immortality (book four)
• Technologies of the Future (book five)
• Practical Life Extension Strategy (book six)
• Philosophy of Immortality (book seven)

Author Andrew Shamov

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