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James Hughes Ph.D. Trinity College in Hartford Connecticut where he teaches health policy and serves as Director of Institutional Research and Planning. He holds a doctorate in sociology from the University of Chicago, where he also taught bioethics at the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics. Dr. Hughes is author of Citizen Cyborg: Why Democratic Societies Must Respond to the Redesigned Human of the Future Cyborg Buddha Changesurfer Radio .
He is a Fellow of the World Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a member of Humanity+, the Neuroethics Society, the American Society of Bioethics and Humanities and the Working Group on Ethics and Technology at Yale University.
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Books
Citizen Cyborg: Why Democratic Societies Must Respond to the Redesigned Human of the Future by James Hughes (2004)
Articles
"(Enhancing) The Moral Brain: Day Three (J.‘s Notes)" Ethical Technology
Apr 1, 2012
"The Moral Brain: Day Two Afternoon (J.‘s Notes)" Ethical Technology
Mar 31, 2012
"The Moral Brain: Day Two Morning (J.‘s Notes)" Ethical Technology
Mar 31, 2012
"The Moral Brain: Day One (J.‘s Notes)" Ethical Technology
Mar 30, 2012
"After Happiness, Cyborg Virtue" Free Inquiry Dec 2011, 32(1)
Mar 21, 2012
"Buddhist Feminism (Part 4)" Spring Wind: Buddhist Cultural Forum
Mar 8, 2012
"Buddhist Feminism (Part 3)" Spring Wind: Buddhist Cultural Forum
Mar 7, 2012
"Buddhist Feminism (Part 2)" Spring Wind: Buddhist Cultural Forum
Mar 6, 2012
"Buddhist Feminism (Part 1)" Spring Wind: Buddhist Cultural Forum
Mar 5, 2012
"Compassionate AI and Selfless Robots: A Buddhist Approach" Robot Ethics: The Ethical and Social Implications of Robotics
Dec 1, 2011
"Contradictions of the Enlightenment: Liberal Individualism versus the Erosion of Personal Identity" Ethical Technology
Nov 19, 2011
"Some Brief Thoughts on How to Ensure a Good Future" Ethical Technology
Jul 5, 2011
"Anders Sandberg on Progress in Mitigating Asteroid Impact Risks" Ethical Technology
May 13, 2011
"#10: Problems of Transhumanism — Introduction" Ethical Technology
Dec 22, 2010
"#23: Belief in Progress vs. Rational Uncertainty" Ethical Technology
Dec 9, 2010
"#26: Liberal Democracy vs. Technocratic Absolutism" Ethical Technology
Dec 6, 2010
"Final Transforming Humanity talk: Can Humanity Survive Evolutionary Engineering?" Ethical Technology
Dec 4, 2010
"Live-blogging from the Transforming Humanity Conference: Emerging Tech, Hybrid Mice and Smart Drugs" Ethical Technology
Dec 4, 2010
"Live-blogging from the Transforming Humanity Conference: What do we do with Posthumans?" Ethical Technology
Dec 4, 2010
"Live-blogging from the Transforming Humanity Conference: Neuroethics and Biopolitics" Ethical Technology
Dec 4, 2010
"Live-blogging from the Transforming Humanity Conference: The Left Bio-Cons Open Fire" Ethical Technology
Dec 4, 2010
"Live-blogging from the Transforming Humanity Conference Day 1 Part 2" Ethical Technology
Dec 3, 2010
"Live-blogging from the Transforming Humanity Conference Day 1 Part 1" Ethical Technology
Dec 3, 2010
"Never Say Die: A Slate/New America Seminar on Radical Life Extension" New America Foundation
Nov 16, 2010
"Skrying Excremental Fans from Idaho and Manhattan" Ethical Technology
Aug 31, 2010
"What are Reproductive Rights?" Ethical Technology
Aug 13, 2010
"Apocalypse No" Ethical Technology
Jun 25, 2010
"Futurisms Takes My Favorite Picture at H+" Pop Transhumanism
Jun 21, 2010
"Day 2 Afternoon Liveblogging H Summit" Ethical Technology
Jun 13, 2010
"Day 2 Morning Liveblogging H+ Summit" Ethical Technology
Jun 13, 2010
"Day 1 Afternoon of H+ Summit: Rise of the Citizen Scientist" Ethical Technology
Jun 12, 2010
"Day 1 Morning of H+ Summit: Rise of the Citizen Scientist" Ethical Technology
Jun 12, 2010
"Defining Disability in an Age of Enhancement" Ethical Technology
May 31, 2010
"Beyond the Human Race — and “Human-Racism”" io9
May 12, 2010
"Responding to Ron Bailey on Health Care" Ethical Technology
Apr 20, 2010
"Problems of Transhumanism: Belief in Progress vs. Rational Uncertainty" Ethical Technology
Mar 1, 2010
"Problems of Transhumanism: Moral Universalism vs. Relativism" Ethical Technology
Feb 8, 2010
"Problems of Transhumanism: Liberal Democracy vs. Technocratic Absolutism" Ethical Technology
Jan 23, 2010
"Problems of Transhumanism: Atheism vs. Naturalist Theologies" Ethical Technology
Jan 14, 2010
"Problems of Transhumanism: The Unsustainable Autonomy of Reason" Ethical Technology
Jan 8, 2010
"Problems of Transhumanism: Introduction" Ethical Technology
Jan 6, 2010
"TechnoProgressive Biopolitics and Human Enhancement" Progress in Bioethics, ed. Jonathan Moreno and Sam Berger, 2010, MIT Press, pp. 163-188
Dec 10, 2009
"Technoprogressive Thankfulness" Ethical Technology
Nov 26, 2009
"Stefano Vaj and the Complicated Politics of Italian Transhumanism" Ethical Technology
Oct 4, 2009
"An Epistle on H+ to the Italian Catholics" Humanity+
Sep 10, 2009
"Bioethics and Health Insurance" Ethical Technology
Aug 31, 2009
"Social Pressures for Technological Mood Management" Free Inquiry
Jul 30, 2009
"On Democratic Transhumanism" Re-Public
Jun 24, 2009
"Moral Relativism vs. Moral Authority" Ethical Technology
Jun 5, 2009
"Toward a Technoprogressive Manifesto" Ethical Technology
May 30, 2009
"Five Major Changes to American Life By 2020" Ethical Technology
May 21, 2009
"Choosing Our Imaginary Communities and Identities" Ethical Technology
May 18, 2009
"Embodiment, Compassion and Secular Ethics" Ethical Technology
Apr 16, 2009
"Transhumanist politics, 1700 to the near future" Re-Public
Apr 10, 2009
"Human Enhancement & Nanotechnology Liveblogging Part 1" Ethical Technology
Mar 28, 2009
"Strengthening Transnational Governance to Mitigate Risks" Accelerating Future
Dec 8, 2008
"Libertopian Doublethink on the Singularity" Ethical Technology
Oct 27, 2008
"Review: Fatal Misconception: The Struggle to Control World Population" Times Higher Education
Jun 9, 2008
"Millennial Tendencies in Responses to Apocalyptic Threats" in Global Catastrophic Risks eds. Nick Bostrom and Milan M. Cirkovic. Oxford University Press. 2008. pgs 72-89
Apr 14, 2008
"Postgenderism: Beyond the Gender Binary (IEET White Paper 03)" IEET White Paper Series
Mar 20, 2008
"Pondering the Future of Death Over A Mojito" New Scientist
Dec 7, 2007
"Promoting BioFuturist Policy Brainstorming Among the Young" Ethical Technology
Nov 30, 2007
"Virtue Engineering" People Database
Nov 20, 2007
"Waiting for the Great Leap…Forward?" People's Database
Nov 2, 2007
"Situationist Challenge to Cyborg Buddhism?" Ethical Technology
Oct 22, 2007
"Technocitizenship, innovation and the biopolitics of medical devices" (an edited version was published in Medical Device Daily)
Sep 26, 2007
"The struggle for a smarter world" Futures 39(8) Oct 2007: 942-954
Aug 8, 2007
"Global Technology Regulation and Potentially Apocalyptic Technological Threats" forthcoming in Nanoethics: The Ethical and Social Implications of Nanotechnology
Jul 2, 2007
"Ensuring Universal Access to Enhancing Technologies" Ethical Technology
Jun 27, 2007
"Sex Selection and Women’s Reproductive Rights" Ethical Technology
May 10, 2007
"Hacia nuevas formas de trans-espiritualidad" Tendencias21
Apr 18, 2007
"On The Compatibility of Religion and Transhumanism" Global Spiral 8(2)
Apr 1, 2007
"Buddhist Bioethics" Principles of Health Care Ethics, Second Edition Edited by R.E. Ashcroft, A. Dawson, H. Draper and J.R. McMillan. John Wiley.
Mar 9, 2007
"Christology and the Human Body" Ethical Technology
Mar 6, 2007
"From Virtual Sex to No Sex?" Ethical Technology
Feb 28, 2007
"Left BioCon Futurist Scenario Building" Ethical Technology
Feb 26, 2007
"Träumen mit Diderot" Telepolis (in German and English)
Feb 1, 2007
"Dreaming with Diderot" Cyborg Democracy
Jan 14, 2007
"What comes after humans?" New Scientist
Nov 16, 2006
"Human Enhancement and the Emergent Technopolitics of the 21st Century (excerpt)" in Managing Nano-Bio-Info-Cogno Innovations: Converging Technologies in Society edited by Bainbridge, W.S. & M.C. Roco. 2006. Springer
May 19, 2006
"Beyond the medical model of gender dysphoria to morphological self-determination" Lahey Clinic Medical Ethics Journal, Winter 2006
Apr 1, 2006
"Saving Human Rights from the Human Racists" Betterhumans
Mar 27, 2006
"The Illusiveness Of Immortality" Death And Anti-Death, Volume 3
Feb 17, 2006
"Universal Health Care Vouchers" Ethical Technology
Feb 2, 2006
"Technoprogressive Social Policy in the Wake of Katrina" Ethical Technology
Sep 10, 2005
"BIG and Generational Equity in an Automated and Life-Extended Future" presented at USBIG 2005
May 7, 2005
"Drawing a Stem Cell Line in the Sand" Betterhumans
Jan 12, 2005
"Transhumanism and Unitarian Universalism: Beginning the Dialogue" Unitarian Universalist Society East
Dec 14, 2004
"A Conversation with Dr. James Hughes" WorldChanging
Dec 1, 2004
"Human Enhancement on the Agenda" BetterHumans
Oct 31, 2004
"Cover Everyone and Cure Aging: Counterintuitive answers to healthcare inflation" BetterHumans
Oct 13, 2004
"Technologies of Self-Perfection" Betterhumans
Sep 22, 2004
"Engineering Better Citizens" Betterhumans
Sep 1, 2004
"Humanism for personhood: against human-racism: a new fight for human rights" Free Inquiry
Jun 1, 2004
"George W. Bush Is Getting Brain-jacked" Betterhumans
Mar 9, 2004
"Embrace the End of Work" Betterhumans
Feb 24, 2004
"The Death of Death" in Brain Death and Disorders of Consciousness. 2004. eds. Calixto Machado and D. Alan Shewmon. Kluwer. pps. 79-88.
Feb 10, 2004
"Monsters in the Media" Betterhumans
Dec 23, 2003
"Getting Paid in Our Jobless Future" Betterhumans
Sep 22, 2003
"Beyond Gay Marriage" Betterhumans
Jul 23, 2003
Upcoming Appearances
Hughes Keynotes @ Bioethics: Religious and Spiritual Approaches Recent Multimedia
“Renewing Our Commitment to Progress”
Can A Pill Make Us More Moral?
Nanotechnology and the End of Intellectual Property
Cinema’s Amazons and Cyborgs
The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant
A Bright and Shining Future Awaits
Metabods
Monsanto and Genetically Modified Crops pt2
Monsanto and Genetically Modified Crops pt1
The Bodhisattva’s Brain pt2 News
IEET Consults for Japanese Neurotech Consortium IEET Donation Premiums Big Changes Afoot for the IEET in 2012 Hughes and Wallach essays in Patrick’s new collection on Robot Ethics An End of Year Appeal for Support Hughes and Blackford featured in Free Inquiry An Appeal for Support New JET article by Nicholas Agar Fellows Model Transhuman Diligence Hughes Citings in the New York Times Ben Goertzel offering accredited summer course on The Singularity through Rutgers University Audio and Slides from Biopolitics of Popular Culture Seminar Posted IEET Year in Review Emergence - IEET News for August 30, 2009 Emergence - IEET News for August 22, 2009 Emergence - IEET News for August 2, 2009 Mark Walker and James Hughes on Cognitive Enhancement in Free Inquiry Emergence - IEET News for July 2009 Emergence - IEET News for June 20, 2009 Emergence - IEET News for June 7, 2009 EMERGENCE - IEET News for March 20, 2009 J. Hughes on Designer Babies in Wired J. Hughes Quoted in Article on Wired Website EMERGENCE - IEET News for Feb 6, 2009 Update on Humanity+ Board Elections Emergence - IEET News for Dec 26, 2008 EMERGENCE - IEET News for Dec 8, 2008 Hughes Praises Art Caplan in Discover Magazine George’s notes on Cyborg Buddha presentation at Convergence Reports from Global Catastrophic Risks conference in Mountain View CA EMERGENCE - IEET News for Nov 9, 2008 Emergence - IEET News for October 2008 Emergence - IEET News for Sept 2, 2008 Hughes, de Grey and Scarlato featured in Hartford Advocate EMERGENCE - IEET News for July 31, 2008 Some Pics from the Catastrophic Risk Conference at Oxford IEET News for June 14, 2008 Emergence - IEET News for May 15, 2008 Emergence - IEET News for May 1, 2008 The Past and Future of Evolution Hughes Talk on H+ & Religion top-rated at Thoughtware.tv Discussion Forums, Commenting and Collaborative Thinktankery Ashley X’s Parents Declare Treatment a Success Longevity Dividend Course: April 21-June 29 IEET is 501c3 Tax-Exempt and Tax-Deductible $25,000 “Matching Grant” Drive for WTA Thousands of Evo Art Portraits of Hughes and Bostrom Spring IEET Distance Learning Course on the Longevity Dividend Hughes, Bostrom Respond to Agar in Hastings Center Report Hughes interview on Radio Netherlands transcribed Journal of Evolution and Technology June 2007, 16(1): Contents H+ and Hughes in Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and Hastings Center Report Betterhumans Relaunching With IEET Columnists IEET Launches Cyborg Buddha Project Welcome to new IEET interns IEET Web Viewage Climbing IEET Cyborg Life Project IEET Book Projects Ashley X, Stumbleupon, LinkedIn, XING and Bald Women Call for Papers and Early Reg for IEET-IHEU Rights Conf in NYC - May 11-13 Hughes on Paula Zahn show Monday, Jan 8 @ 8pm EST to discuss Ashley X CSPO Cognitive Enhancement Policy Seminar Report Available IEET & IHEU Event at United Nations on Cognitive Liberty A Great Success Changes in the IEET communications strategy Hughes, Bostrom, de Grey & Campa in Italian documentary Hughes quoted on virtue engineering of marriage Hughes quoted on cell-phone implants Pursuing the Longevity Dividend: Scientific Goals for an Aging World Hughes speaks at remarkable left-right seminar in Stockholm Hughes on the Rumble in Albany Hughes quoted by Christian Science Monitor Audio of IEET Programs talk in SL online Christian Bioethics Group Denounces NIH Funding of Enhancement Ethics Hughes participates in cognitive enhancement consultation for Sandia Labs Misanthropic deep ecology, existential risks and TechnoGaianism Majorities of Americans support universal healthcare, tech-pro policies IEET Convergencia in Madrid Rockin the Boskone Hughes, Rothblatt and de Grey slides online from Immortality conference in Atlanta Nanotechnology: Societal Implications Hughes, Joy, Ishiguro and Wilson on NPR Book Program IEET.org Reopens! Hughes to Address Hartford Drug Conference, Oct 22 Bostrom, Hughes and Prisco address Congress on Technology and Europe, Madrid, October 6, 2005 Naam on Berkeley Groks, Wasserman on Control of Emotion Changesurfer Radio: Critical Bio-Art Hughes speaks at Secular Students Association - Columbus Ohio - Aug 11-14, 2005 Hughes speaks at APLS Sept 1 and visiting D.C. Aug 31 - Sept 3 Treder & Hughes Participate in Terasem Meeting July 20, 2005 Terasem talks webcast Naam and Hughes Named Fellows of the World Academy of Arts and Sciences Report on Hughes’ April 13 talk in Albany Past Appearances
Hughes on “Reclaiming Progress” @ Tedx Hughes @ The Transhumanist Imagination: Innovation, Secularization, and Eschatology Wallach, Hughes, Hopkins @ The Moral Brain: What Is It? Can It Be Enhanced? Ben Goertzel, Natasha Vita-More, J. Hughes @ HumanityPlus Summit J. Hughes & Aubrey de Grey on the Ethics of Life Extension @ Oxford Union Hughes @ Human Being in an Inhuman Age Hughes on Life Extension & H+ with Peter Singer & Lee Silver @ Princeton University Hughes, Vita-More @ Transhumanism and Spirituality Hughes, Dvorsky, deGrey, Goertzel, Vita-More, Lin and Naam @ H+ Summit Hughes on “Defining Disability in an Age of Enhancement” James Hughes on “The Future of Women’s Education” J. Hughes on “When is Enhancement like a Gun?” @ Beyond the Body? Perspectives on Enhancement Hughes @ Technologies of Awareness: Buddhism and the New Mind Sciences J. Hughes on “Don’t Fear the Future: Democratic Transhumanism and Empowerment through Technology” J. Hughes on “Can We Live Forever in Robot Bodies? and Other Ethical Challenges Posed by H+”
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