Milan M Cirkovic
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 459945 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Milan M Cirkovic |
| PRENOMES | Milan M |
| SOBRENOME | Cirkovic |
| ASSINATURA | CIRKOVIC M M |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Astronomical Observatory |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6634-1321 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 14 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 21 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 14 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2003 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
The Penalty of Adams
A new wave of debate placing transhumanism in the context of the Anthropocene is ongoing. Using two recent wide-ranging books on the subject as a provocation, this article argues that the attempt to create a kind of symmetry between transhumanism and antihumanism is at the very frontline of this contemporary debate, displacing the classical bioethical concerns that were deployed against transhumanism around the turn of the century. This new set o…
Metatechnological Mapping and the Ye Wenjie Effect
In a widely cited study in this Journal, Nick Bostrom has posed the Vulnerable World Hypothesis (VWH): technological development, if occurring under conditions similar to those in the present, will make the devastation of civilization likely. In light of such drastic consequences, the hypothesis is worth serious discussion in both breadth and depth. Two related proposals are hereby made and justified: first, creating a metatechnological map (or “…
Ballet not for everyone
Not Welcome Here”
This essay offers a technocentric perspective on two space operas by Stanisław Lem, The Invincible (1966) and Fiasco (1987), novels that span much of his creative career. As an evolutionary philosopher, Lem was decades ahead of his time in recognizing the idea of postbiological evolution and how technology shapes it. Pivoting around this central theory, Lem shows how our understanding of mind in the universe is narrow and anthropocentric, while e…
The information catastrophe and space settlement
The nutshell kings
Future space missions and human enhancement
Future human space missions to Mars and beyond may be realized for different research, economic, political or survival reasons. Since space remains a hazardous environment for humans, space exploration and exploitation requires the development and deployment of effective countermeasures. In this paper, we discuss prospects for human enhancement by gene editing, synthetic biology, or implants, for the purposes of future space missions. We argue th…
Alternative explanations of the cosmic microwave background
Space colonization remains the only long-term option for humanity
Post-postbiological evolution
Linking simulation argument to the AI risk
Counterfactuals and unphysical ceteris paribus
I reconsider a type of counterfactual argument often used in historical sciences on a recent widely discussed example of the so-called ?rare Earth? hypothesis in planetary sciences and astrobiology. The argument is based on the alleged ?rarity? of some crucial ingredient for the planetary habitability, which is, in Earth?s case, provided by contingent evolutionary development. For instance, the claim that a contingent fact of history which has cr…
The Doomsday Argument and the Self-Indication Assumption
In a recent paper in this journal, Ken Olum attempts to refute the doomsday argument by appealing to the self-indication assumption (SIA) that your very existence gives you reason to think that there are many observers. Unlike earlier users of this strategy, Olum tries to counter objections that have been made against (SIA). We argue that his defence of (SIA) is unsuccessful. This does not, however, mean that one has to accept the doomsday argume…
Planetary science through an ethnographic telescope
Space colonization remains the only long-term option for humanity
Future space missions and human enhancement
Future human space missions to Mars and beyond may be realized for different research, economic, political or survival reasons. Since space remains a hazardous environment for humans, space exploration and exploitation requires the development and deployment of effective countermeasures. In this paper, we discuss prospects for human enhancement by gene editing, synthetic biology, or implants, for the purposes of future space missions. We argue th…
The Doomsday Argument and the Self-Indication Assumption
In a recent paper in this journal, Ken Olum attempts to refute the doomsday argument by appealing to the self-indication assumption (SIA) that your very existence gives you reason to think that there are many observers. Unlike earlier users of this strategy, Olum tries to counter objections that have been made against (SIA). We argue that his defence of (SIA) is unsuccessful. This does not, however, mean that one has to accept the doomsday argume…
The nutshell kings
The Doomsday Argument and the Self-Indication Assumption
In a recent paper in this journal, Ken Olum attempts to refute the doomsday argument by appealing to the self-indication assumption (SIA) that your very existence gives you reason to think that there are many observers. Unlike earlier users of this strategy, Olum tries to counter objections that have been made against (SIA). We argue that his defence of (SIA) is unsuccessful. This does not, however, mean that one has to accept the doomsday argume…
Counterfactuals and unphysical ceteris paribus
I reconsider a type of counterfactual argument often used in historical sciences on a recent widely discussed example of the so-called ?rare Earth? hypothesis in planetary sciences and astrobiology. The argument is based on the alleged ?rarity? of some crucial ingredient for the planetary habitability, which is, in Earth?s case, provided by contingent evolutionary development. For instance, the claim that a contingent fact of history which has cr…
Linking simulation argument to the AI risk
Alternative explanations of the cosmic microwave background
Space colonization remains the only long-term option for humanity
Post-postbiological evolution
Future space missions and human enhancement
Future human space missions to Mars and beyond may be realized for different research, economic, political or survival reasons. Since space remains a hazardous environment for humans, space exploration and exploitation requires the development and deployment of effective countermeasures. In this paper, we discuss prospects for human enhancement by gene editing, synthetic biology, or implants, for the purposes of future space missions. We argue th…
The nutshell kings
Ballet not for everyone
Not Welcome Here”
This essay offers a technocentric perspective on two space operas by Stanisław Lem, The Invincible (1966) and Fiasco (1987), novels that span much of his creative career. As an evolutionary philosopher, Lem was decades ahead of his time in recognizing the idea of postbiological evolution and how technology shapes it. Pivoting around this central theory, Lem shows how our understanding of mind in the universe is narrow and anthropocentric, while e…
The information catastrophe and space settlement
Planetary science through an ethnographic telescope
Metatechnological Mapping and the Ye Wenjie Effect
In a widely cited study in this Journal, Nick Bostrom has posed the Vulnerable World Hypothesis (VWH): technological development, if occurring under conditions similar to those in the present, will make the devastation of civilization likely. In light of such drastic consequences, the hypothesis is worth serious discussion in both breadth and depth. Two related proposals are hereby made and justified: first, creating a metatechnological map (or “…
The Penalty of Adams
A new wave of debate placing transhumanism in the context of the Anthropocene is ongoing. Using two recent wide-ranging books on the subject as a provocation, this article argues that the attempt to create a kind of symmetry between transhumanism and antihumanism is at the very frontline of this contemporary debate, displacing the classical bioethical concerns that were deployed against transhumanism around the turn of the century. This new set o…
Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (13 obras) · Philosophy (8 obras) · Epistemology (7 obras) · Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations (6 obras) · Political science (6 obras) · Space (punctuation) (6 obras) · Law (5 obras) · Law (5 obras) · Philosophy (5 obras) · Argument (complex analysis (4 obras)