Lost in the Shell: Mind, Body, Identity and the Technology of Information (1)

By: Andrea Monti

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Synopsis: What happens to law when the human body becomes replicable, the mind readable, and identity programmable?This book investigates how artificial intelligence, neurotechnology, and synthetic biology are dismantling the legal foundations of personhood. From biometric doubles and cognitive extraction to bodyoids – human bodies grown without consciousness – the author reveals how legal categories struggle to keep pace with technological realities.Blending legal theory, philosophy, and science, the book exposes a profound crisis: law no longer knows what a 'person' is. This timely and provocative work is essential for scholars in law, bioethics, and technology studies seeking to understand how the post-human era challenges the very structure of the legal order. The future is no longer science fiction. It is a legal vacuum.The book will be of interest to scholars and researchers of law, public policy, AI, and ethics. It will also be a handy guide for practicing lawyers.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 176 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781040446232
Related ISBNs:: 9781041038320, 9781003625582, 9781040446133, 9781041033233
Publisher:: Taylor & Francis
Date of Addition:: 10/24/25
Copyrighted By:: Andrea Monti
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Science, Computers and Internet, Technology, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Philosophy, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.