The line of demarcation of personhood: artificial intelligence and the anthropological boundaries of the subject: Boyle J. The Line: AI and the Future of Personhood. The MIT Press, 2024: Book review
Abstract
The monograph under review, “The Line: AI and the Future of Personhood” by J. Boyle, addresses the issue of the moral, legal, and anthropological boundaries of personhood in the context of the rapid development of artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and ongoing debates surrounding non-human subjects. The author examines the criteria on which culture and law draw a distinction between a person and a non-person, a subject and an object, and among humans, animals, machines, and hybrid biotechnological entities. The book is of interest to researchers in philosophical anthropology, AI ethics, philosophy of law, bioethics, and contemporary culture.
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Publication history
- Received: May 8, 2026.
- Published: May 29, 2026.
Keywords
- границы персональности
- искусственный интеллект
- философская антропология
- моральный статус
- философия права
- boundaries of personhood
- artificial intelligence
- philosophical anthropology
- moral status
- philosophy of law
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