Posthumanism : the future of homo sapiens /
Posthumanism : the future of homo sapiens /
Michael Bess and Diana Walsh Pasulka, editors.
- 1 online resource (xxiv, 480 pages) : illustrations (some color), map.
- Macmillan interdisciplinary handbooks Gale eBooks .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. How to think about science, technology, and the future? -- pt. 2. Science and technology -- pt. 3. Religious responses and new religiosities -- pt. 4. Moral debates -- pt. 5. Societal implications.
This book provides an introduction to scholarly perspectives on emergent technologies and biotechnologies used to modify or augment the capabilities of human beings. It covers the fundamental aspects of how bioenhancement will become feasible, what shape these technologies are likely to take, and what sorts of concrete consequences they will have for peoples lives.
9780028664484
Philosophical anthropology.
Human beings.
Humanism.
Human body--Technological innovations.
Electronic books.
BD450 / .H8653 2018
128
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. How to think about science, technology, and the future? -- pt. 2. Science and technology -- pt. 3. Religious responses and new religiosities -- pt. 4. Moral debates -- pt. 5. Societal implications.
This book provides an introduction to scholarly perspectives on emergent technologies and biotechnologies used to modify or augment the capabilities of human beings. It covers the fundamental aspects of how bioenhancement will become feasible, what shape these technologies are likely to take, and what sorts of concrete consequences they will have for peoples lives.
9780028664484
Philosophical anthropology.
Human beings.
Humanism.
Human body--Technological innovations.
Electronic books.
BD450 / .H8653 2018
128