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Mythologies of Transhumanism

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225 Seiten
Englisch
Springer International Publishingerschienen am09.11.20161st ed. 2016
This book examines the dependence of transhumanist arguments on the credibility of the narratives of meaning in which they are embedded. By taking the key ideas from transhumanist philosophy - the desirability of human self-design and immortality, the elimination of all suffering and the expansion of human autonomy - Michael Hauskeller explores these narratives and the understanding of human nature that informs them. Particular attention is paid to the theory of transhumanism as a form of utopia, stories of human nature, the increasing integration of the radical human enhancement project into the cultural mainstream, and the drive to upgrade from flesh to machine. 



Michael Hauskeller is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Exeter, UK. He has published extensively on various topics. Recent publications include: Better Humans? Understanding the Enhancement Project (2013), Sex and the Posthuman Condition (2014), and, as co-editor, The Palgrave Handbook of Posthumanism in Film and Television (2015).
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KlappentextThis book examines the dependence of transhumanist arguments on the credibility of the narratives of meaning in which they are embedded. By taking the key ideas from transhumanist philosophy - the desirability of human self-design and immortality, the elimination of all suffering and the expansion of human autonomy - Michael Hauskeller explores these narratives and the understanding of human nature that informs them. Particular attention is paid to the theory of transhumanism as a form of utopia, stories of human nature, the increasing integration of the radical human enhancement project into the cultural mainstream, and the drive to upgrade from flesh to machine. 



Michael Hauskeller is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Exeter, UK. He has published extensively on various topics. Recent publications include: Better Humans? Understanding the Enhancement Project (2013), Sex and the Posthuman Condition (2014), and, as co-editor, The Palgrave Handbook of Posthumanism in Film and Television (2015).
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Weitere ISBN/GTIN9783319397412
ProduktartE-Book
EinbandartE-Book
FormatPDF
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FormatE107
Erscheinungsjahr2016
Erscheinungsdatum09.11.2016
Auflage1st ed. 2016
Seiten225 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
IllustrationenXI, 225 p.
Artikel-Nr.2128602
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Genre9200

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Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction.- 1. Dreams of a Better World.- 2. Stories of Human Nature.- 3. The Twofold Nature of the Transhumanist Human.- 4. The Bioconservative Human.- 5. The Disease of Being Human.- 6. Messy Bodies.- 7. Is Nature Unfair? .- 8. Love Enhancement.- 9. Moral Enhancement.- 10. Animal Enhancement.- Conclusion.- Literature.- Index.mehr

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Michael Hauskeller is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Exeter, UK. He has published extensively on various topics. Recent publications include: Better Humans? Understanding the Enhancement Project (2013), Sex and the Posthuman Condition (2014), and, as co-editor, The Palgrave Handbook of Posthumanism in Film and Television (2015).