Future of the Self

Jay Friedenberg is Professor of Psychology at Manhattan College. He has published several textbooks on topics in cognitive science, perception, and artificial intelligence and is a researcher in the field of empirical aesthetics.

"Thanks to its critical, balanced perspective and its thoroughness, this accessible yet scholarly volume on the future of the self is valuable to specialists and generalists alike."

• List of FiguresList of TablesAcknowledgments1 Introduction Primary Terms: Personhood, Self, and Identity The Psychology of PersonhoodPerspectives on PersonhoodNon-Western Views of SelfA Few More Ideas on the SelfThe Artificial SelfBook Overview2 The Philosophy of SelfHistorical Conceptions of Personhood and SelfThree Additional Philosophical Conceptions of the SelfPersonal IdentityKnowledge of the SelfFree Will and DeterminismThe Extended-Mind Thesis3 The Psychology of SelfVarieties of Self: The Modern ApproachPsychological Theories of SelfDisorders of Self4 BrainThe Neuroscience of SelfIs There a Specialized Brain System for Self?One or Many Neural Selves?Neural Models of the SelfProblems with the Neuroscientific Study of SelfResponses to Problems with the Neuroscientific Study of Self5 Brain + HardwareCyborgsProstheticsNeural Prosthetics (Brain-Machine Interfaces or Brain-Computer Interfaces)Artificial MemoriesRobotics6 Brain + SoftwareTechnologyCyberpsychologyVarieties of Online BehaviorVideo Games7 AvatarsWhat Is an Avatar?Avatar TypologiesAvatar Behavior in the PalaceAvatar EmbodimentPoints of ViewThe Proteus EffectRepresenting and Creating the Online SelfAvatars at PlayAvatars and Video Role-Playing GamesAvatars and IdentityAvatar Case StudiesThe Future of Avatars8 Virtual WorldsAugmented RealityVirtual WorldsVirtual SpacesA Brief History of Virtual WorldsPresence and the Ultimate DisplayA Chronology of VR SystemsSecond LifeAvatars, Virtual Worlds, and the Digital SelfBenefits of VR and Virtual WorldsProblems with VR and Virtual WorldsThe Future of the Virtual World9 Software SelvesWhat Is Life?Artificial LifeLife and ConsciousnessConsciousnessArtificial ConsciousnessIs Artificial Consciousness Possible? Some IdeasArtificial IntelligenceArtificial Selves as Mindclones and BemansDigital Identity, Personhood, and RightsHuman Attitudes and Behaviors toward Artificial SelvesDigital Immortality10 ConclusionChanging the SelfThe Future of the SelfThe Far FutureSummary and Main IssuesReferencesIndex