Cyberculture, cyborgs and science fiction : consciousness and the posthuman /

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"Addressing a key issue related to human nature, this book argues that the first-person experience of pure consciousness may soon be under threat from posthuman biotechnology. Presented here for the first time, the essential argument of this book is more than a warning; it gives a direction: fa...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Haney, William S.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2006.
Series:Consciousness, literature & the arts ; 2.
Subjects:
Biotechnology > Social aspects.
Consciousness > Social aspects.
Mind and body.
Science fiction > Social aspects.
Cyborgs in literature.
Biotechnology in literature.
Biotechnologie > Aspect social.
Conscience > Aspect social.
Cyborgs dans la littérature.
Biotechnologie dans la littérature.
SCIENCE > Philosophy & Social Aspects.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Social Aspects.
Biotechnology in literature
Biotechnology > Social aspects
Consciousness > Social aspects
Cyborgs in literature
Mind and body
Science fiction > Social aspects
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Consciousness and the Posthuman; Chapter 2: The Latent Powers of Consciousness vs. Bionic Humans; Chapter 3: Derrida's Indian Literary Subtext; Chapter 4: Consciousness and the Posthuman in Short Fiction; Chapter 5: Frankenstein: The Monster's Constructedness and the Narrativity of Consciousness; Chapter 6: William Gibson's Neuromancer: Technological Ambiguity; Chapter 7: Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash: Humans are not Computers; Chapter 8: Haruki Murakami's Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World: Unicorns, Elephants and Immortality.
  • Chapter 9: Cyborg Revelations: Marge Piercy's He, She and ItChapter 10: Conclusion: The Survival of Human Nature; Works Cited; Index.

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