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