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Waters Brent |
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Christian moral theology in the emerging technoculture : from posthuman back to human / / Brent Waters |
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Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, Vermont : , : Ashgate, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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1-317-16672-8 |
1-315-57187-0 |
0-7546-6691-3 |
1-4724-2580-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (271 p.) |
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Collana |
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Ashgate Science and Religion |
Ashgate science and religion series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Christian ethics |
Theological anthropology - Christianity |
Technology - Religious aspects - Christianity |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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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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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I Philosophical Description and Critique; 1 The Philosophical Background of the Emerging Technoculture; 2 George Grant: Illuminating the Darkness as Darkness; 3 Hannah Arendt: Mortality and Natality; 4 Albert Borgmann: Devices and Desires; Part II Theological Construction; Philosophical Critique andTheological Construction; 5 Confession: Admitting the Darkness as Darkness; 6 Repentance: The Renewing Possibilities of Second Births; 7 Amendment of Life: Desiring the Good; Part III Moral Engagement |
Theological Construction and Moral Engagement8 The Translucent Self In an Age of Transparency: Parasitic Self-Fulfillment; 9 Creation into Nothing: Nihilistic Power; 10 Dissembling the Other: Consuming Predation; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Machines and gadgets not only weave the fabric of daily life, but more importantly embody philosophical and religious values which shape the contemporary moral vision-a vision that is often at odds with Christian |
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