Everything you need to understand or teach Permutation City by Greg Egan.
Permutation City is a science fiction novel that takes place in the middle of the 21st century. Computer and medical technology have advanced to the point that it is possible to scan a person's brain and create a computer program that runs a complete copy of that person on a computer server, giving them something close to life after death. Because of the great expense, the process is mostly limited to...