The Perfect Human Being Series E11 - Thomas Metzinger on choosing a different personality

German philosopher Thomas Metzinger is interviewed by Dutch journalist and philosopher Bas Heijne. Metzinger (Frankfurt, 1958) is cofounder of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness. He is specialised in the philosophy of consciousness and the ethical aspects of developments in neuro science. In this video, Heijne and Metzinger talk about the psychological concept of the self, how it can be altered and what the consequences are for society when such technologies are developed.

Bas Heijne (1960) is a Dutch writer and interviewer. He studied English language and literature, has published numerous books and is well-known for his opinionated essays and columns in newspaper NRC Handelsblad. For the tv series De Volmaakte Mens, Heijne went on a personal quest to discover what defines 'being human' in our increasingly technological society. He interviewed philosophers, technologists and scientists around the world, in search of the future of the human species.

This interview is an excerpt from the Dutch science programme De Volmaakte Mens (“The Perfect Human Being”), episode 3 'Tinkering with the Soul'. The six-part science series De Volmaakte Mens was broadcast on Dutch television in Spring 2015.

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