Cyborg Rights

Extending Cognition, Ethics, and the Law

S. Orestis Palermos (University of Ioannina, Greece)

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English

Routledge
20 August 2025

Philosophy of mind; Ethics & moral philosophy; Cognition & cognitive psychology; Jurisprudence & philosophy of law

This book explores the ethical, legal, and rights-related ramifications of the Hypothesis of Extended Cognition and the Extended Mind Thesis. Focusing on technologies designed to extend our cognitive and mental capacities, it highlights serious threats associated with their development and deployment—and examines potential strategies for addressing them.

The discussion begins with an accessible introduction to the Hypothesis of Extended Cognition and the Extended Mind Thesis, responding to pressing objections and arguing that humans likely already are—or will soon become—cyborgs. Far from science fiction, the rapid advancement of extension technologies—such as invasive brain–computer interfaces—brings this scenario, and its disruptive consequences across ethics, rights, and the law, ever closer to reality. To underscore the stakes, the book focuses on key concerns relating to mental privacy, mental integrity, and extended forms of assault. It also outlines the values and factors we must consider as we transition into a world where the boundaries of the mind are increasingly fluid. Crucially, it argues that both legal and technological safeguards can be developed to mitigate the most troubling effects of cognitive and mental extension.

Cyborg Rights is the first book to offer a systematic analysis of this emerging topic, situated at the intersection of the philosophy of mind and cognitive science, ethics, and philosophy of law.

By: S. Orestis Palermos (University of Ioannina Greece)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm,
Weight: 430g
ISBN: 9781032957548
ISBN 10: 1032957549
Pages: 132
Publication Date: 20 August 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Stage Setting 2. Cyborg Minds 3. Extended Mental Privacy 4. Extended Mental Integrity 5. Extended Personal Assault: Addendum 6. Exit Stage

S. Orestis Palermos is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Ioannina, Greece, specialising in contemporary analytic philosophy. With a background in chemical engineering, he earned an MSc and PhD in Philosophy from the University of Edinburgh and has held academic positions in the UK. He has published in prominent philosophy journals and co-edited Feminist Philosophy and Emerging Technologies, Extended Epistemology, and Socially Extended Epistemology.

Reviews for Cyborg Rights: Extending Cognition, Ethics, and the Law

""Palermos offers a timely and critical contribution to the interdisciplinary field encompassing philosophy, technology, ethics, and law. Through compelling arguments, this book prompts a necessary re-evaluation of how emerging technologies and advancements will unexpectedly reshape social structures and legal frameworks.” Andrea Lavazza, University of Pavia, Italy