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Transhumanism as a New Social Movement - The Techno-Centred Imagination (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): James Michael MacFarlane Transhumanism as a New Social Movement - The Techno-Centred Imagination (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
James Michael MacFarlane
R2,309 Discovery Miles 23 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book explores Technological Human Enhancement Advocacy through ethnographically inspired participant observation across a range of sites. James Michael MacFarlane argues that such advocacy is characterized by 'Techno-centrism,' a belief grounded in today's world while being also future-oriented and drawn from the imagination. This blurring of 'real' and 'imagined' futures borrows from the materialist grounding of the scientific worldview, while granting extended license to visions for technology as an enabler of forward-facing action, which include reviving humanist ideals associated with the modernization project. While Techno-centrism is arguably most pronounced in transhumanism-where it is acted-out in extreme, almost hyperbolic ways-it reflects more generally held, deep-seeded concerns around the future of science, technology and human self-identity in the new millennium. Far from being new, these emerging social forms capture unresolved ambivalences which have long cast a shadow over late-modern society and culture.

Transhumanism as a New Social Movement - The Techno-Centred Imagination (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020): James Michael MacFarlane Transhumanism as a New Social Movement - The Techno-Centred Imagination (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
James Michael MacFarlane
R2,309 Discovery Miles 23 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book explores Technological Human Enhancement Advocacy through ethnographically inspired participant observation across a range of sites. James Michael MacFarlane argues that such advocacy is characterized by 'Techno-centrism,' a belief grounded in today's world while being also future-oriented and drawn from the imagination. This blurring of 'real' and 'imagined' futures borrows from the materialist grounding of the scientific worldview, while granting extended license to visions for technology as an enabler of forward-facing action, which include reviving humanist ideals associated with the modernization project. While Techno-centrism is arguably most pronounced in transhumanism-where it is acted-out in extreme, almost hyperbolic ways-it reflects more generally held, deep-seeded concerns around the future of science, technology and human self-identity in the new millennium. Far from being new, these emerging social forms capture unresolved ambivalences which have long cast a shadow over late-modern society and culture.

The Au Pair (Paperback): Michele Macfarlane The Au Pair (Paperback)
Michele Macfarlane 1
R418 Discovery Miles 4 180 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Falling madly in love, even when you know that by loving you risk all you have...it could happen to anyone. The Au Pair bravely goes where no other book has gone, and tells the story which so many women have experienced, with complete honesty. There is no other lesbian account that addresses the issues faced in the title as directly, and as openly. Furthermore, it is a tale that everyone who has encountered similar circumstances will be able to identify with, and benefit from. Whether it is a mother, whose daughter reveals herself to be gay, or a young woman, trying to come to terms with her sexuality. The Au Pair is a true story of a British wife and mother of three whose life is turned upside down when she meets and falls in love with her pretty and much younger Afrikaans au pair. In essence this is an unconventional love story, a candid memoir of how two women found each other at an inopportune time of their lives. How they overcame and faced reactions of their relationship from their families and friends; and ultimately dealing with their own guilt. Written as it happened, one can feel the urgency and passion woven intricately through the pages of this jaw-dropping and at times humorous memoir.

I Will Touch the Sky (Paperback): Michael Macfarlane I Will Touch the Sky (Paperback)
Michael Macfarlane
R262 Discovery Miles 2 620 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A collection of verse gathered over a span of years including religious, cowboy, romantic and down home offerings.

I Will Touch the Sky (Hardcover): Michael Macfarlane I Will Touch the Sky (Hardcover)
Michael Macfarlane
R480 Discovery Miles 4 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A collection of verse gathered over a span of years including religious, cowboy, romantic and down home offerings.

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