Parfitian Teleportation or Error Management
https://doi.org/10.25206/2542-0488-2024-9-4-73-80
EDN: XGEHCJ
Abstract
The article serves as a polemic commentary within the discussion on the possibility of survival in teletransportation. It examines the principle of merorganic continuity proposed by Alexey Kardash and supported by Konstantin Morozov. Several counterarguments against merorganic continuity are presented, related to (1) the principle’s insensitivity to crucial body parts, (2) the neglect of speed, and (3) the degree of bodily change. It is discussed the problematic nature of so-called ‘ordinary survival’ and hypothesis is put forward regarding the reasons for differing perspectives among researchers on survival in the context of teleportation.
About the Author
R. L. Kochnev
University of Tyumen
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Kochnev Roman Leonidovich, Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Senior Lecturer of Philosophy, Media and Journalism Department
AuthorID (RSCI): 961891;
ResearcherID: AAZ-6320-2021
Tyumen
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Kochnev R.L. Parfitian Teleportation or Error Management. Omsk Scientific Bulletin. Series Society. History. Modernity. 2024;9(4):73-80. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25206/2542-0488-2024-9-4-73-80. EDN: XGEHCJ
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