Fwd: [PhilUpdates] CFA - The Singularity Hypothesis

[Parijata D. Mackey]

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From: "Prof. Eric Steinhart" <estei...@nyc.rr.com>
Date: January 26, 2011 8:58:35 AM PST
To: Philosophy Updates <philosoph...@googlegroups.com>
Subject: [PhilUpdates] CFA - The Singularity Hypothesis
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The Singularity Hypothesis: A Scientific and Philosophical Assessment

Springer has commissioned an edited volume about the singularity
hypothesis and related questions, such as the intelligence explosion,
acceleration, transhumanism, and whole brain emulation. The book shall
examine answers to central questions which reformulate the singularity
hypothesis as a coherent and falsifiable conjecture, examine its
empirical value, and investigate its the most likely consequences.

The volume aims to use the standard toolkits of scientific enquiry and
analytic philosophy to answer questions about the singularity
hypothesis. Chapters will consist of peer-reviewed essays addressing
the scientifically literate nonspecialist in a language that is
divorced from speculative, apocalyptic, and irrational claims.

More information can be found at
http://singularityhypothesis.blogspot.com/

Important dates:

   * Extended abstracts (500–1,000 words): 15 March 2011
   * Full essays: (up to 7,000 words): 30 September 2011
   * Notifications: 30 February 2012 (tentative)
   * Proofs: 30 April 2012 (tentative)

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