For this discussion about disembodied rights and responsibilities, you will consider ethical and existential questions related to a particular dimension of mind uploading (military service) AND you will provide one source that speaks to the legal challenges associated with uploading.
1. First, please consider the following questions:
Military Service: Should the disembodied mind be able to serve in the military and/or be used in military applications? If so, should they be afforded the same rights as embodied soldiers? Why or why not? Your response should be at least 200 words.
2. Second, please share a source related to the legal challenges associated with mind uploading (this source does not have to relate to disembodied military service–it can speak to any aspect of mind uploading we have considered thus far).
Source: While there are articles that speak to mind uploading directly, you may also want to broaden your search to include legal personhood and/or legal liabilities associated with non-humans, such as robots, AI, animals, self-driving cars, etc. Or, as I have mentioned in class, you may want to consider articles about other bioethical/legal challenges like organ donation, human cloning, the legal definition of death, etc. Your aim should be to select a piece that you could use to support your final recommendations about the rights and responsibilities of the disembodied mind.
The piece you select may be one of the following: an academic article, a policy report, or a legal case file.
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- Please describe the source you have provided in at least 200 words. This should include both a summary of your source’s content and why you found it helpful for thinking about rights and responsibilities for the disembodied mind.
- Be sure to provide a citation for your source in APA, MLA, or Chicago style (your choice) as well as a link (or an attachment).
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