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Dying in a Transhumanist and Posthuman Society (Hardcover)
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Dying in a Transhumanist and Posthuman Society (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Studies in the Sociology of Health and Illness
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Exploring both the intrapersonal (moral) and interpersonal
(ethical) nature of death and dying in the context of their
development (philosophical), Dying in a Transhumanist and Posthuman
Society shows how death and dying have been and will continue to be
governed in any given society. Drawing on transhumanism and
discourses about posthumanity, life prolongation and digital life,
the book analyses death, dying and grief via the governance of
dying. It states that the bio-medical dimensions of our
understanding of death and dying have predominated not only the
discourses about death in society and the care of the dying, but
their policy and practice as well. It seeks to provoke thinking
beyond the benefits of technology and within the confinements of
the world transhumanists describe. This book is written for all who
have an interest in thanatology (i.e. death studies) but will be
useful specifically to those investigating the experiences of dying
and grieving in contemporary societies, wherein technology, biology
and medicine continuously advance. Thus, the manuscript will be of
interest to researchers in a broad range of areas including health
and social care, social policy, anthropology, sociology,
philosophy, cultural studies, and, of course, thanatology.
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