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On Transhumanism /

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 an...

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Autor principal: Sorgner, Stefan Lorenz (Autor)
Otros Autores: Hawkins, Spencer (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University Park, PA : Penn State University Press, [2021]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Acknowledgments
  • Translator's Introduction
  • Introductory Remarks
  • 1. Is Transhumanism the Most Dangerous Idea in the World?
  • 2. A Roadmap of Enhancement Debates
  • 3. Pedigrees of Metahumanism, Posthumanism, and Transhumanism
  • 4. Nietzsche and Transhumanism
  • 5. Twelve Pillars of Transhumanist Discourse
  • Concluding Thoughts
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index