Lost in the Shell

Mind, Body, Identity and the Technology of Information

Andrea Monti (Gabriele d’Annunzio University of Chieti, Italy)

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Routledge
24 October 2025

Ethics & moral philosophy; Jurisprudence & general issues; IT & Communications law; Intellectual property law; Artificial intelligence

What happens to law when the human body becomes replicable, the mind readable, and identity programmable?

This book investigates how artificial intelligence, neurotechnology, and synthetic biology are dismantling the legal foundations of personhood. From biometric doubles and cognitive extraction to bodyoids – human bodies grown without consciousness – the author reveals how legal categories struggle to keep pace with technological realities.

Blending legal theory, philosophy, and science, the book exposes a profound crisis: law no longer knows what a 'person' is. This timely and provocative work is essential for scholars in law, bioethics, and technology studies seeking to understand how the post-human era challenges the very structure of the legal order. The future is no longer science fiction. It is a legal vacuum.

The book will be of interest to scholars and researchers of law, public policy, AI, and ethics. It will also be a handy guide for practicing lawyers.

By: Andrea Monti (Gabriele d’Annunzio University of Chieti Italy)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 800g
ISBN: 9781041033233
ISBN 10: 1041033230
Pages: 162
Publication Date: 24 October 2025
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chapter 1: Who (or what) am I? Chapter 2: Mindreaders Chapter 3: (Artificial) Intelligence Without (Real) Mind Chapter 4: Body Makers Chapter 5: Selling life in pieces Chapter 6. Conclusions

Andrea Monti is an Italian lawyer, journalist, and academic, whose expertise ranges from biotechnology to privacy and high-tech law.