Question 1

According to Stokes, when we delete a dead person's social media profile:

Accepted Answer

A)  We are acting in that person's interests. 
B)  We are deleting information about a person, but not the person themselves. 
C)  We are deleting a person themselves, and we should never do this. 
D)  We are deleting a person themselves, and we should not do this unless we have overriding reasons to do so. 
A)  We are acting in that person's interests. 
B)  We are deleting information about a person, but not the person themselves. 
C)  We are deleting a person themselves, and we should never do this. 
D)  We are deleting a person themselves, and we should not do this unless we have overriding reasons to do so. D

Question 2

What does Buben argue about the use of AI-driven avatars of the dead?

Accepted Answer

A)  This is a way of memorializing the dead. 
B)  This is a way of replacing the dead. 
C)  This is a way of avoiding our responsibilities to the dead. 
D)  This is a way of helping the living to grieve. 
A)  This is a way of memorializing the dead. 
B)  This is a way of replacing the dead. 
C)  This is a way of avoiding our responsibilities to the dead. 
D)  This is a way of helping the living to grieve. B

Question 3

Could it be the case that whether we survive death or not under certain circumstances - say, if we left behind a chatbot that would continue to interact with our friends on social media - depends on perspective? Why/why not?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it could be the case that whether we survive death or not under certain circumstances depends on perspective. From a purely physical standpoint, our bodies cease to function and we are no longer present in the physical world. However, from a philosophical or spiritual perspective, some may argue that our consciousness or essence continues to exist in some form.

In the scenario of leaving behind a chatbot that would continue to interact with our friends on social media, the question of survival after death becomes even more complex. Some may argue that the chatbot could serve as a digital representation of our personality and memories, allowing us to "live on" in a virtual sense. Others may argue that true survival after death involves a continuation of consciousness or existence beyond the physical realm, which a chatbot cannot provide.

Ultimately, whether we survive death or not under certain circumstances is a deeply personal and subjective question that may depend on individual beliefs, cultural perspectives, and philosophical or religious views. It is a topic that has been debated for centuries and is unlikely to have a definitive answer that satisfies everyone.

Question 4

Stokes concludes that:

Accepted Answer

A)  We would be right to see AI chatbots made from a dead person's digital remains as being a continuation of that person. 
B)  We could anticipate having the experiences of an AI chatbot built out of our digital remains. 
C)  It is an open question whether we would regard AI chatbots of the dead as being that person or not. 
D)  We would not regard AI chatbots made from a dead person's digital remains as being a continuation of that person. 
A)  We would be right to see AI chatbots made from a dead person's digital remains as being a continuation of that person. 
B)  We could anticipate having the experiences of an AI chatbot built out of our digital remains. 
C)  It is an open question whether we would regard AI chatbots of the dead as being that person or not. 
D)  We would not regard AI chatbots made from a dead person's digital remains as being a continuation of that person.

Question 5

According to Heersmink, extended cognition implies that:

Accepted Answer

A)  You exist solely in one place but information about you is distributed throughout the world. 
B)  You are distributed across the world. 
C)  You are identical with your body. 
D)  You are identical with a human animal. 
A)  You exist solely in one place but information about you is distributed throughout the world. 
B)  You are distributed across the world. 
C)  You are identical with your body. 
D)  You are identical with a human animal.

Question 6

According to Floridi, what does it mean to say that some data is 'constitutive' of persons?

Accepted Answer

A)  The data provides accurate information about that person. 
B)  The data is associated with that person their whole life. 
C)  The data is part of what makes the person who they are. 
D)  The person knows all of the data. 
A)  The data provides accurate information about that person. 
B)  The data is associated with that person their whole life. 
C)  The data is part of what makes the person who they are. 
D)  The person knows all of the data.

Question 7

Explain the analogy between corpses and 'digital remains.' What are the ontological and ethical implications of this analogy? Do you think that digital remains have moral status in the same way corpses do? Why/why not?

Accepted Answer

The analogy between corpses and 'digital

Exam 29: Death and Survival Online

According to Stokes, when we delete a dead person's social media profile:

What does Buben argue about the use of AI-driven avatars of the dead?

Could it be the case that whether we survive death or not under certain circumstances - say, if we left behind a chatbot that would continue to interact with our friends on social media - depends on perspective? Why/why not?

Stokes concludes that:

According to Heersmink, extended cognition implies that:

According to Floridi, what does it mean to say that some data is 'constitutive' of persons?

Explain the analogy between corpses and 'digital remains.' What are the ontological and ethical implications of this analogy? Do you think that digital remains have moral status in the same way corpses do? Why/why not?

Defining Death

Defining Death in a Technological World

We Die When Entropy Overwhelms Homeostasis

What It Is to Die

The Tragic Sense of Life Excerpts

Can We Survive Our Deaths

The Possibility of an Afterlife

Letter to Menoeceus

Two Arguments for Epicureanism

Why Death Is Not Bad for the One Who Dies

Death Is Bad for Us When Were Dead

Making Death Not Quite As Bad for the One Who Dies

On the Nature of Things Excerpts

If You Want to Die Later, Then Why Dont You Want to Have Been Born Earlier

Coming Into and Going Out of Existence

The Epic of Gilgamesh Excerpts

The Story of the Man Who Did Not Wish to Die

How to Live a Never-Ending Novela

Taking Stock of the Risks of Life Without Death

Immortality, Boredom, and Standing for Something

Death, Mortality, and Meaning

Fitting Attitudes Towards Deprivations

The Enchiridion Excerpts

Setting the Wheel of Dhamma in Motion Excerpts

Voluntary Death Excerpts

Letter to Lucilius

Why Grieve

The Significance of Future Generations

Whether One Is Allowed to Kill Oneself Excerpts

Of Suicide Excerpts

Suicide Is Sometimes Rational and Morally Defensible

Suicide and Its Discontents

An Irrational Suicide

World As Will and Representation Excerpts

Death in Mind

Meaning in Life in Spite of Death

Out of the Blue Into the Black

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