Environmental Communication and the Extinction Vortex - Technology as Denial of Death (Hardcover)

This book is about the anthropic epoch and the extinction vortex we are witnessing. Currently a mass extinction of species is occurring. At the same time a mass extinction of languages and cultures is also occurring. These two mass extinctions, biological and cultural, are linked. Currently, transhumanists hope against hope to upload their minds into virtual reality to escape death. Both extinctions and the plan to escape them by uploading our minds into computer networks are rooted in a narcissistic delusion of immortal self-actualization. This is a pathetic death-defying delusion of late modernity - hypertrophic selfishness. The common denominator is a particular culture that has become dominant, spreading across the globe. As it transcends the world-system. This is the absurdity of the most profound delusional accomplishment of the anthropic epoch, the extinction vortex. The more powerful and individualistic we become the more power we crave, and the faster the extinction vortex spins us with it.

General

Imprint:	Hampton Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Communication, Comparative Cultures and Civilizations
Release date:	July 2014
Authors:	Eric M Kramer • Gabriel Adkins • Sang-Ho Kim • Greg Miller
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	416
ISBN-13:	978-1-61289-138-5
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Social impact of environmental issues > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General
LSN:	1-61289-138-1
Barcode:	9781612891385

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