What does it mean to be human today? The answer to this question,
which is as old as the human species itself, is becoming less and
less certain. Current technological developments increasingly erode
our traditional humanist reflexes: consciousness, emotion,
language, intelligence, morality, humour, mortality - all these no
longer demonstrate the unique character and value of human
existence. Instead, the spectre of the 'posthuman' is now being
widely invoked as the 'inevitable' next evolutionary stage that
humans are facing. Who comes after the human? This is the question
that posthumanists are taking as their starting point. This
critical introduction understands posthumanism as a discourse,
which, in principle, includes everything that has been and is being
said about the figure of the 'posthuman'. It outlines the genealogy
of the various posthuman 'scenarios' in circulation and engages
with their theoretical and philosophical assumptions and social and
political implications. It does so by connecting the philosophical
debate about the future of humanity with a range of texts,
including examples from new media, popular culture, science and the
media.
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