Posthuman Bliss?

Posthuman Bliss?
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 371
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ISBN-10 : 9780190051495
ISBN-13 : 0190051493
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Book Synopsis Posthuman Bliss? by : Susan B. Levin

Download or read book Posthuman Bliss? written by Susan B. Levin and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transhumanists would have humanity's creation of posthumanity be our governing aim. Susan B. Levin challenges their overarching commitments regarding the mind, brain, ethics, liberal democracy, knowledge, and reality. Her critique unmasks their notion of humanity's self-transcendence via science and technology as pure, albeit seductive, fantasy.


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