The Onlife Manifesto Being Human in a Hyperconnected Era

What is the impact of information and communication technologies (ICTs) on the human condition? In order to address this question, in 2012 the European Commission organized a research project entitled The Onlife Initiative: concept reengineering for rethi

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The Onlife Manifesto Being Human in a Hyperconnected Era

Editor Luciano Floridi Oxford Internet Institute University of Oxford Oxford, Oxfordshire United Kingdom

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Contents

Introduction������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������    1 Luciano Floridi Part I  The Onlife Manifesto The Onlife Manifesto���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������    7 The Onlife Initiative Part II  Commentaries Charles Ess—Commentary on The Onlife Manifesto����������������������������������  17 Charles Ess Luciano Floridi—Commentary on the Onlife Manifesto�����������������������������  21 Luciano Floridi Commentary on the Onlife Manifesto������������������������������������������������������������  25 Jean-Gabriel Ganascia Dualism is Dead. Long Live Plurality (Instead of Duality)��������������������������  27 Mirei