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Framed in the wilds of New Mexico, with herds of feral horses and
other wildlife and natural wonders, a small community is
traumatized by violence and mysterious disappearances. Corrupt
authorities and a strange religious cult match wits with local
ranchers and a kindly Apache historian and community factotum named
Ben. Young people must face the unsettling challenge that shadows
the more usual trials and joys of growing up. Matters finally come
to a head when Billy and Amy take a drive in the country for what
they think will be a pleasant interlude of sightseeing and
picnicking....
Volume Three in the Death And Anti-Death Series By Ria University
Press is in honor of Albert Einstein and Soren Kierkegaard. The
chapters do not necessarily mention Einstein or Kierkegaard. The 17
chapters (by professional philosophers and other professional
scholars) are directed to issues related to death, life extension,
and anti-death. Most of the 400-plus pages consists of scholarship
unique to this volume. Includes Index. ---CHAPTER ONE: Death And
Life Support Systems: A Novel Cultural Exploration by Giorgio
Baruchello. ---CHAPTER TWO: Recent Developments In The Ethics,
Science, And Politics Of Life-Extension by Nick Bostrom. ---CHAPTER
THREE: Life, And The Concept Of A Relativistic Field In Kant by
Douglas Burnham. ---CHAPTER FOUR: Towards An Ethics Of Ontogeny by
Anthony S. Dawber. ---CHAPTER FIVE: An Easy Death by Mikhail
Epstein. ---CHAPTER SIX: Fear Of Death And Muddled Thinking -- It
Is So Much Worse Than You Think by Robin Hanson. ---CHAPTER SEVEN:
The Illusiveness Of Immortality by James J. Hughes. ---CHAPTER
EIGHT: A Question Of Endings by Lawrence Kimmel. ---CHAPTER NINE:
What Is Left After Death? by Jack Lee. ---CHAPTER TEN: Life
Extension And Pleasure: Can The Prolongation Of (Self)
Consciousness Deliver Greater Pleasure Or Happiness? by Carol
O'Brien. ---CHAPTER ELEVEN: Raising The Dead Scientifically:
Fedorov's Project In A Modern Form by R. Michael Perry. ---CHAPTER
TWELVE: The Emulation Argument: A Modification Of Bostrom's
Simulation Argument by Charles Tandy. ---CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Managing
The Consequences Of Rapid Social Change by Natasha Vita-More.
---CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Eros And Thanatos -- The Establishment Of
Individuality by Werner J. Wagner. ---CHAPTERFIFTEEN: Universal
Superlongevity: Is It Inevitable And Is It Good? by Mark Walker.
---CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Return To A Pristine Ecosphere Via Molecular
Nanotechnology by Sinclair T. Wang. ---CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: Fedorov's
Legacy: The Cosmist View Of Man's Role In The Universe by George M.
Young.
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The Prospect of Immortality (Hardcover)
Robert C. W. Ettinger; Edited by Charles Tandy; Contributions by R. Michael Perry
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In the 1960s Robert Ettinger founded the cryonics (cryonic
hibernation) movement and authored THE PROSPECT OF IMMORTALITY.
(And in the 1970s Ettinger would help initiate the transhumanist
revolution with his MAN INTO SUPERMAN.) Ettinger sees
"discontinuity in history, with mortality and humanity on one side
-- on the other immortality and transhumanity." [[P: ]] This 2005
edition (ISBN 0-9743472-3-X) contains an exact replica copy of the
complete first edition of Ettinger's 1964 cultural classic, THE
PROSPECT OF IMMORTALITY. (The Cultural Classics Series By Ria
University Press is edited by Charles Tandy, Ph.D.) Additional
(2005) materials include comments by others -- "Developments In
Cryonics 1964-2005" -- written especially for this 21st century
edition: (1) "The State of Cryonics -- 2005" (By Jim Yount); and,
(2) "A Brief History of Cryonics" (By R. Michael Perry). A new
(2005) Introduction by Charles Tandy is entitled "Ettinger's 1964
Thesis: Indefinitely Extended And Enhanced Life (Immortality) Is
Probably Already Here Via Experimental Long-Term Suspended
Animation" [[P: ]] James Bedford began his journey as "the first
cryonaut" on January 12, 1967; as of 2005, he and many others
remain in cryonic hibernation. According to Ettinger, cryonic
hibernation (experimental long-term suspended animation) of humans
may provide a "door into summer" unlike any season previously
known. Such patients (individuals and families in cryonic
hibernation) may yet experience the transhuman condition. Ettinger
argues for his belief in "the possibility of limitless life for our
generation." We should become aware of the incorrect, distorted,
and oversimplified ideas presented in the popular media
aboutcryonics. He believes that the cool logic and scientific
evidence he presents should lead us to forget the horror movies and
urban legends and embrace great expectations.
Dr. Tandy and nine additional contributors introduce the reader to
the world of the twentyfirst century and beyond. Topics include:
Dietary Supplements And Your Health Nanotechnology, Nanomedicine,
And Health Extension Transhumanism, Transmortality, And The
Singularity O'Neill Space Settlements Futurists As Wishful Dreamers
Cryonic Hibernation And Personal Identity The Scientific Quest For
A Universal Resurrection Of All Dead Persons Books Related To Life
Extension And Transhumanity Websites Related To Life Extension And
Transhumanity World War 3, The September 2001 Terrorist Attacks,
And Our Responsibilities To Transhumanity
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