{"product_id":"9780567727435","title":"Iconic Self Human Uniqueness in the Age of Artificial Entities","description":"\u003ch3\u003eT\u0026amp;T Clark Enquiries in Theological Ethics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eIconic Self\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHuman Uniqueness in the Age of Artificial Entities\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSijia Wang | Brian Brock | Susan F. Parsons\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Christian Theology \/ Ethics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Is it still reasonable to believe in human uniqueness in the age of human-like AI and robots? \u003c\/b\u003eThis book provides an affirmative answer by defending our human uniqueness through inclusive human relationality, with a reference to the \u003ci\u003eimago Dei\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs relational creatures, we may feel deeply related to and connected with artificial entities. However, does this relation with machines qualify as a social relation or is it simply a relation with the shadow of ourselves? This book explores these topics by offering an interdisciplinary analysis of various relations that we have with artificial entities, complemented by multiple case studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWang deftly explains why human-like AI and robots cannot be considered as social “others”, through a phenomenological and theological understanding of alterity and human selfhood. Instead, this book offers an “iconic self” theory, drawing from a reading of Jean-Luc Marion. Ultimately, Wang expresses concern towards anthropomorphism in AI and robots, not as a natural tendency of the human mind, but as a human limitation in creating “idol” images of ourselves in AI and robots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo embrace our limitation as humans, we, ironically, need to embrace the incomprehensibility of our humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSijia Wang\u003c\/b\u003e recently completed their PhD in Theology \u0026amp; Religion at the University of Birmingham, UK.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26 November 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eT\u0026amp;T Clark\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780567727435\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51223595614348,"sku":"9780567727435","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_164aeb24-8f84-4acd-9823-a3301de71abf.jpg?v=1783078464","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780567727435","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}