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On Transhumanism (Hardcover)
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On Transhumanism (Hardcover)
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Transhumanism is widely misunderstood, in part because the media
have exaggerated current technologies and branded the movement as
dangerous, leading many to believe that hybrid humans may soon walk
among us and that immortality, achieved by means of mind-uploading,
is imminent. In this essential and clarifying volume, Stefan Lorenz
Sorgner debunks widespread myths about transhumanism and tackles
the most pressing ethical issues in the debate over technologically
assisted human enhancement. On Transhumanism is a vital primer on
the subject, written by a world-renowned expert. In this book,
Sorgner presents an overview of the movement's history, capably
summarizing the twelve pillars of transhumanist discourse and
explaining the great diversity of transhumanist responses to each
individual topic. He highlights the urgent ethical challenges
related to the latest technological developments, inventions, and
innovations and compares the unique cultural standing of
transhumanism to other cultural movements, placing it within the
broader context of the Enlightenment, modernity, postmodernity, and
the philosophical writings of Nietzsche. Engagingly written and
translated and featuring an introduction for North American
readers, this comprehensive overview of the cultural and
philosophical movement of transhumanism will be required reading
for students of posthumanist philosophy and for general audiences
interested in learning about the transhumanist movement.
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