Staying human : a Jewish theology for the age of artificial intelligence / Harris Bor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bor, Harris, 1970- author.

Contributor:

Isaac Norris Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computers--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Computers.

Artificial intelligence--Religious aspects.

Artificial intelligence.

Technology--Religious aspects.

Technology.

Physical Description:

xi, 254 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, [2021]

Summary:

Futurists speculate that we are heading towards a'singularity,'where AI will outsmart human beings, and humanity will coalesce into a single, ever-expanding mind for which data is everything. The idea mirrors conceptions of God as everything, singular, and all-knowing. But is this idea of the singularity, or God, good for humanity? Oneness has its attractions. But what space does it leave for individuality and difference? In this book, British-Jewish theologian, Harris Bor, explores these questions by applying approaches to oneness and difference found in the thought of philosophers, Benedict Spinoza (1632-1677) and Martin Heidegger (1889-1976), to the challenges of religious belief and practice in the era of AI. What emerges is a dynamic religion of the everyday capable of balancing all aspects of being, while holding tight to a God who is both singular and wholly other, and which urges us, above all, to stay human.

Contents:

Introduction

Visions of the future

Spinoza, philosopher of singularity

Why Spinoza is right

The darker side

Revelation for non-dualists

God as being, becoming, and nothing

Authenticity

The way

Meaning in time

Eternal shabbat

Onward

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-246) and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Isaac Norris Library Fund.

ISBN:

9781725278608

172527860X

OCLC:

1286796012

Publisher Number:

99990179133