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    What Do You Think About Machines That Think?: Today's Leading Thinkers on the Age of Machine Intelligence , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 899min
    As the world becomes ever more dominated by technology, John Brockman's latest addition to the acclaimed and best-selling Edge Question Series asks more than 175 leading scientists, philosophers, and artists: What do you think about machines that think? The development of artificial intelligence has been a source of fascination and anxiety ever since Alan Turing formalized the concept in 1950. Today, Stephen Hawking believes that AI "could spell the end of the human race". At the very least, its development raises complicated moral issues with powerful real-world implications - for us and for our machines. In this volume, recording artist Brian Eno proposes that we're already part of an AI: global civilization, or what TED curator Chris Anderson elsewhere calls the hive mind. And author Pamela McCorduck considers what drives us to pursue AI in the first place. On the existential threat posed by superintelligent machines, Steven Pinker questions the likelihood of a robot uprising. Douglas Coupland traces discomfort with human-programmed AI to deeper fears about what constitutes "humanness". Martin Rees predicts the end of organic thinking while Daniel C. Dennett explains why he believes the Singularity might be an urban legend. Provocative, enriching, and accessible, What Do You Think About Machines That Think? may just be a practical guide to the not-so-distant future. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Brett Barry, Lisa Larsen. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/004632/bk_harp_004632_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Atheist philosophers
    Atheist philosophers ab 35.49 € als Taschenbuch: Karl Marx Friedrich Nietzsche Bertrand Russell Ayn Rand Marquis de Condorcet Jürgen Habermas Bruce Lee Daniel Dennett A. J. Ayer Willard Van Orman Quine Arthur Schopenhauer Mikhail Bakunin Rudolf Carnap Herbert Marcuse. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Taschenbücher, Geist & Wissen,
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    Thy Will Be Done: The Conquest of the Amazon: Nelson Rockefeller and Evangelism in the Age of Oil , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 2443min
    The United States' secret history of financial, political, and cultural exploitation of Latin America in the mid-20th century is revealed in this "blistering exposé", with a new introduction by the authors (Publishers Weekly). What happened when a wealthy industrialist and a visionary evangelist unleashed forces that joined to subjugate an entire continent? Historians Gerard Colby and Charlotte Dennett tell the story of the 40-year campaign led by Standard Oil scion Nelson Rockefeller and Wycliffe Bible Translators founder William Cameron Townsend to establish a US imperial beachhead in Central and South America. Beginning in the 1940s, future Vice President Rockefeller worked with the CIA and allies in the banking industry to prop up repressive governments, devastate the Amazon rain forest, and destabilize local economies - all in the name of anti-Communism. Meanwhile, Townsend and his army of missionaries sought to undermine the belief systems of the region's indigenous peoples and convert them to Christianity. Their combined efforts would have tragic and long-lasting repercussions, argue the authors of this "well-documented" (Los Angeles Times) book - the product of 18 years of research - which legendary progressive historian Howard Zinn called "an extraordinary piece of investigative history. Its message is powerful, its data overwhelming and impressive." PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kevin Stillwell, Tavia Gilbert, Marc Vietor, Scott Aiello. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/020423/bk_adbl_020423_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Heaven: The 3 Phases of God's Eternal Plan , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 281min
    What will our bodies be like in Heaven? Will people still know each other in Heaven? Will Christians be rewarded and crowned by Jesus? Will we get to see God face-to-face in New Jerusalem?  Many Christians today mistakenly think that the Scriptures don't say much about our eternal destiny, Heaven. However, there are over 110 chapters in the Bible that give us incredible details and inspiring information about this grand subject of the Kingdom of God! Our secular culture has developed cartoonish concepts of Heaven, like sitting on a cloud and strumming a harp continually, singing worship songs forever or simply being bored for all eternity. Nothing could be further from the truth! In this book, many of your deepest questions about Heaven will be answered, as we look into the pages of the Bible.  You'll also learn the three distinct phases of Heaven, as God unfolds His eternal plan for this universe:  #1 - The Dimension of Heaven Phase  #2 - The Kingdom of Heaven Phase  #3 - The Eternal Heavens  Prepare to be inspired, encouraged and motivated, as we dive into a rich and satisfying study of Heaven: The 3 Phases of God's Eternal Plan together!  Jason B. Dennett is the senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Puerto Rico, the teacher of Comfort My People radio, is married to his beautiful wife Gina, and is the proud father of two sons, David & Michael.  ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dalan Decker. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/102964/bk_acx0_102964_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Good Girl , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 638min
    I've been following her for the past few days. I know where she buys her groceries, where she has her dry cleaning done, where she works. I don't know the color of her eyes or what they look like when she's scared. But I will. Born to a prominent Chicago judge and his stifled socialite wife, Mia Dennett moves against the grain as a young inner-city art teacher. One night, Mia enters a bar to meet her on-again, off-again boyfriend. But when he doesn't show, she unwisely leaves with an enigmatic stranger. With his smooth moves and modest wit, Colin Thatcher seems at first like a safe one-night stand. But following Colin home will turn out to be the worst mistake of Mia's life. Colin's job was to abduct Mia as part of a wild extortion plot and deliver her to his employers. But the plan takes an unexpected turn when Colin suddenly decides to hide Mia in a secluded cabin in rural Minnesota, evading the police and his deadly superiors. Mia's mother, Eve, and Detective Gabe Hoffman will stop at nothing to find them, but no one could have predicted the emotional entanglements that eventually cause this family's world to shatter. An addictively suspenseful and tautly written thriller, The Good Girl is a compulsive debut that reveals how, even in the perfect family, nothing is as it seems. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lindy Nettleton, Johnny Heller, Tom Taylorson, Andi Arndt. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/006764/bk_blak_006764_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Patience with God: Faith for People Who Don't Like Religion (or Atheism) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 452min
    Frank Schaeffer has a problem with Dawkins, Hitchens, Harris, Dennett, and the rest of the New Atheists—the self-anointed “Brights”. He also has a problem with the Rick Warrens and Tim LaHayes of the world—the religious fundamentalists. The problem is that he doesn’t see much of a difference between the two camps. As Schaeffer puts it, they “often share the same fallacy: truth claims that reek of false certainties. I believe that there is an alternative that actually matches the way life is lived rather than how we usually talk about belief.” Sparing no one and nothing, including himself and his fiery evangelical past, and invoking subtleties too easily ignored by the pontificators, Schaeffer adds much-needed nuance to the existing religious conversation. “I discovered from the emails I’ve been inundated with since my memoir was published that there are more of us perplexed former (or currently) religiously inclined or religiously raised folks on a journey from past certainties to points unknown than I’d been aware of. We want to have faith in God in spite of our bad experiences with religion, oppressive family relationships, and/or doubts and questions. We too worry that we have been hoodwinked by a fairy tale. I hope that this audiobook will provide a meeting place for those of us who count ourselves among the scattered members of what I’ll call the Church of Hopeful Uncertainty." ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Frank Schaeffer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/gdan/000422/bk_gdan_000422_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Consciousness researchers and theorists
    Consciousness researchers and theorists ab 32.49 € als Taschenbuch: Noam Chomsky René Descartes Karl Popper Marvin Minsky Francis Crick Daniel Dennett Roger Penrose George Lakoff Aldous Huxley Timothy Leary Francisco Varela Robert Anton Wilson Julian Jaynes Jean Piaget John Eccles. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Taschenbücher, Geist & Wissen,
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    American skeptics
    American skeptics ab 31.49 € als Taschenbuch: Isaac Asimov Martin Gardner Harry Houdini Daniel Dennett Susan B. Anthony Carl Sagan James Randi Roger Ebert L. Sprague de Camp Johnny Carson Steve Allen Thomas Sowell John Stossel Michael Shermer George Hrab George Will. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, English, International, Englische Taschenbücher,
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    Bewusstsein, das letzte Rätsel der Philosophie, Hörbuch, Digital, 56min
    Thomas Metzinger: Was ist das Bewusstsein? (1) Sendung: 21.10.2007, SWR2, Redaktion: Ralf Caspary Thomas Metzinger, * 12. März 1958 in Frankfurt am Main, ist Professor für Philosophie und Leiter des Arbeitsbereichs Theoretische Philosophie am Philosophischen Seminar der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. Bewusstsein? Die Schwierigkeit dieses Begriffs erschließt sich erst, wenn man nicht bei den Inhalten desselben stehen bleibt. Wenn wir von unserem Bewusstsein sprechen, ist etwas Selbstreflexives miteinbegriffen, nicht nur, was gedacht wird, sondern auch wer es denkt. Thomas Metzinger zitiert zur Veranschaulichung Thomas Nagels Gedankenexperiment "Wie ist es, eine Fledermaus zu sein". Die Funktionsweise eines Fledermausgehirns könnte uns vollständig klar sein und dennoch werden wir nie nachfühlen können, wie es ist, in ihrer Haut zu stecken. Ihr Sensorium arbeitet völlig unterschiedlich, aus dem Echo ihrer Schreie konstruiert sie ein Bild der Realität, das ihr erlaubt, kollisionsfrei zu fliegen. Wie diese Realität beschaffen ist, werden wir nie verstehen. Die Begriffe, mit denen ihre subjektiven Tatsachen erfasst werden könnten, kann man nur aus ihrer Erlebnisperspektive heraus erwerben. Wenn dem so ist, gibt es keine feststehenden objektiven Tatsachen, sondern immer nur ein subjektives Erleben, das unter einer bestimmten Perspektive erworben werden kann. Thomas Metzinger: Was ist das Bewusstsein? (2) Sendung: 28.10.2007, SWR2, Redaktion: Ralf Caspary Von echtem Bewusstsein möchte Metzinger nur dann sprechen, wenn sich die Zustände eines informationsverarbeitenden Systems für dieses selbst irgendwie anfühlen, wenn sie einen introspektiv zugänglichen Charakter besitzen. Wie aber grenzt man dieses Kriterium von einem System ab, das sich so verhält, als ob es echte Farben sehen oder wirklichen Schmerz empfinden könnte? Von Daniel Dennett stammt der Hinweis, dass ein Roboter bewusst sein könnte, wenn e deutsch. Thomas Metzinger. https://samples.audible.de/bk/xqua/000510/bk_xqua_000510_sample.mp3.
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    Where the Conflict Really Lies: Science, Religion, & Naturalism , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 763min
    This audiobook is a long-awaited major statement by a pre-eminent analytic philosopher, Alvin Plantinga, on one of our biggest debates - the compatibility of science and religion. The last twenty years has seen a cottage industry of books on this divide, but with little consensus emerging. Plantinga, as a top philosopher but also a proponent of the rationality of religious belief, has a unique contribution to make. His theme in this short book is that the conflict between science and theistic religion is actually superficial, and that at a deeper level they are in concord. Plantinga examines where this conflict is supposed to exist - evolution, evolutionary psychology, analysis of scripture, scientific study of religion -- as well as claims by Dan Dennett, Richard Dawkins, and Philip Kitcher that evolution and theistic belief cannot co-exist. Plantinga makes a case that their arguments are not only inconclusive but that the supposed conflicts themselves are superficial, due to the methodological naturalism used by science. On the other hand, science can actually offer support to theistic doctrines, and Plantinga uses the notion of biological and cosmological "fine-tuning" in support of this idea. Plantinga argues that we might think about arguments in science and religion in a new way - as different forms of discourse that try to persuade people to look at questions from a perspective such that they can see that something is true. In this way, there is a deep and massive consonance between theism and the scientific enterprise. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Butler Murray. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/018791/bk_adbl_018791_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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