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UNINA9910150446403321 |
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Autore |
Hauskeller Michael |
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Titolo |
Mythologies of Transhumanism / / by Michael Hauskeller |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016 |
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[1st ed. 2016.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xi, 225 pages) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Ethics |
Bioethics |
Philosophy of mind |
Self |
Social sciences - Philosophy |
Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics |
Philosophy of the Self |
Social Philosophy |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- 1. Dreams of a Better World -- 2. Stories of Human Nature -- 3. The Twofold Nature of the Transhumanist Human -- 4. The Bioconservative Human -- 5. The Disease of Being Human -- 6. Messy Bodies -- 7. Is Nature Unfair? -- 8. Love Enhancement -- 9. Moral Enhancement -- 10. Animal Enhancement -- Conclusion -- Literature -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book examines the dependence of transhumanist arguments on the credibility of the narratives of meaning in which they are embedded. By taking the key ideas from transhumanist philosophy - the desirability of human self-design and immortality, the elimination of all suffering and the expansion of human autonomy - Michael Hauskeller explores these narratives and the understanding of human nature that informs them. Particular attention is paid to the theory of transhumanism as a form of utopia, stories of human nature, the |
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