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Mythologies of Transhumanism

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Description for Mythologies of Transhumanism Hardback. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPQ; HPS; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
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 ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
225
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319397405
SKU
V9783319397405
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About Michael Hauskeller
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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