Difference between revisions of "Nonhuman persons"
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==Intelligent Aliens== | ==Intelligent Aliens== | ||
− | While there is | + | While there is no credible evidence of life on other planets, let alone intelligent life, there doesn't appear to be anything special about the formation of life on Earth that would prevent it form springing up on other planets as well (a process called [[Wikipedia:Abiogenesis|abiogenesis]]. If we were to meet an extraterrestrial life form, and it were sufficiently intelligent, it would be proper to call it a person. |
− | + | Examples of nonhuman aliens from fiction include Chewbacca from ''[[Star Wars]]'', the Na'vi from ''[[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]'', and E.T. from ''[[E.T. the Extraterrestrial]]''. | |
==Artificial Intelligence== | ==Artificial Intelligence== | ||
+ | Computer scientists have only been working on artificial intelligence for a couple decades, but already they have created artificial intelligence that can beat pretty much every human endeavor. However, | ||
Examples of artificial intelligence from fiction include Data from ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', the replicants from [[BladeRunner]], and Marvin from ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]''. | Examples of artificial intelligence from fiction include Data from ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', the replicants from [[BladeRunner]], and Marvin from ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]''. |
Revision as of 17:00, 23 May 2019
Nonhuman persons are entities which are not Homo sapiens but still qualify as a person. In common parlance, the words "human" and "person" are used interchangeably, because, for the most part, every human being is a person, and there don't appear to be any nonhuman persons in existence. However, I think that there are three different categories of entities that are not humans, but are still people. These three categories don't appear to exist in the real world, but all appear to be possible.
Intelligent Aliens
While there is no credible evidence of life on other planets, let alone intelligent life, there doesn't appear to be anything special about the formation of life on Earth that would prevent it form springing up on other planets as well (a process called abiogenesis. If we were to meet an extraterrestrial life form, and it were sufficiently intelligent, it would be proper to call it a person.
Examples of nonhuman aliens from fiction include Chewbacca from Star Wars, the Na'vi from Avatar, and E.T. from E.T. the Extraterrestrial.
Artificial Intelligence
Computer scientists have only been working on artificial intelligence for a couple decades, but already they have created artificial intelligence that can beat pretty much every human endeavor. However,
Examples of artificial intelligence from fiction include Data from Star Trek: The Next Generation, the replicants from BladeRunner, and Marvin from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Evolved Animals
As an example from fiction, the apes from Planet of the Apes.