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Inhuman thoughts : philosophical explorations of posthumanity /
Inhuman Thoughts is a philosophical exploration of the possibility of increasing the physiological and psychological capacities of humans to the point that they are no longer biologically, psychologically, or socially human. The movement is from thehuman through the trans-human, to the post-human. T...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham, MD :
Lexington Books,
©2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Inhuman Thoughts is a philosophical exploration of the possibility of increasing the physiological and psychological capacities of humans to the point that they are no longer biologically, psychologically, or socially human. The movement is from thehuman through the trans-human, to the post-human. The tone is optimistic; Seidel argues that such an evolution would be of positive value on the whole. Seidel's initial argument supports the need for a comprehensive ethical theory, the success of whichwould parallel that of a large-scale scientific revolution, such as Newtonian mechanics. He elabo. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 130 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780739143254 0739143255 |