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On Transhumanism

Autor Stefan Lorenz Sorgner, Spencer Hawkins
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 15 dec 2020
Transhumanism is widely misunderstood, in part because the media have exaggerated current technologies and branded the movement as dangerous, leading many to believe that hybrid humans may soon walk among us and that immortality, achieved by means of mind-uploading, is imminent. In this essential and clarifying volume, Stefan Lorenz Sorgner debunks widespread myths about transhumanism and tackles the most pressing ethical issues in the debate over technologically assisted human enhancement.
On Transhumanism is a vital primer on the subject, written by a world-renowned expert. In this book, Sorgner presents an overview of the movement's history, capably summarizing the twelve pillars of transhumanist discourse and explaining the great diversity of transhumanist responses to each individual topic. He highlights the urgent ethical challenges related to the latest technological developments, inventions, and innovations and compares the unique cultural standing of transhumanism to other cultural movements, placing it within the broader context of the Enlightenment, modernity, postmodernity, and the philosophical writings of Nietzsche.
Engagingly written and translated and featuring an introduction for North American readers, this comprehensive overview of the cultural and philosophical movement of transhumanism will be required reading for students of posthumanist philosophy and for general audiences interested in learning about the transhumanist movement.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780271087924
ISBN-10: 0271087927
Pagini: 160
Dimensiuni: 146 x 223 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Editura: Penn State University

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Examines widespread myths about transhumanism and explores the most pressing ethical issues in the debate over technologically assisted human enhancement.