Personhood

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Transhumanism: the dangers of creating Humanity 2.0

Margaret Somerville | 15 July 2011 |

tags: personhood, singularity, transhumanism

Could you become immortal by downloading your brain onto a computer? Some tech enthusiasts are working on it.

Making the Good Book animal-friendly

Bill Muehlenberg | 31 March 2011 |

tags: animal rights, personhood, religion

An animal rights group wants a non-discriminatory translation of the Bible.

“I remember myself…”

Alma Acevedo | 16 December 2010 |

tags: personhood, right to life, unborn child

An unassailable pro-life argument was handed to me by a four-year-old.

Shock, horror, rage and confusion

Michael Coren | 06 December 2010 |

tags: abortion, internet, personhood

Why were so many people upset by a vote on whether or not an American couple should abort their baby?

Standing Bear is a person

Rebecca R. Messall | 02 December 2010 |

tags: personhood, US

A dispossessed 19th Century Indian chief succeeded in proving that his people were persons, in a triumph for American idealism, courage and peaceful response to injustice.  

Human = animal = robot

Margaret Somerville | 20 August 2010 |

tags: animal rights, forum, human exceptionalism, personhood, transhumanism

If we lose our grip on our conviction that humans are special, there will be far-reaching changes in society.

Are animals persons?

Margaret Somerville | 27 January 2010 |

tags: animal rights, personhood

If we grant personhood to some animals, we will end up withdrawing it from some human beings.