02507nam 2200589Ia 450 991078533520332120200520144314.01-282-92199-197866129219950-7391-5008-1(CKB)2670000000059625(EBL)634258(OCoLC)699506942(SSID)ssj0000438016(PQKBManifestationID)12157001(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000438016(PQKBWorkID)10449544(PQKB)10681560(MiAaPQ)EBC634258(Au-PeEL)EBL634258(CaPaEBR)ebr10435067(CaONFJC)MIL292199(EXLCZ)99267000000005962520100708d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrImmortal passage[electronic resource] philosophical speculations on posthuman evolution /Asher SeidelLanham, MD Lexington Booksc20101 online resource (244 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7391-5006-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 - The Future of Ethics; Chapter 2 - Minds and Related Matters; Chapter 3 - On Transition; Chapter 4 - The Colors of Life; Chapter 5 - The Far Future; Chapter 6 - At the Limits of the Conceivable; Chapter 7 - Loose Ends and Final Thoughts; Bibliography; Index of Proper NamesImmortal Passage: Philosophical Speculations on Posthuman Evolution defends the posthuman hypothesis: that descendants of present humans, leading lives of indefinitely extended duration, and having significantly altered biological, psychological, and social characteristics, will have lives superior to those of current humans. A detailed speculative account of these lives, with attention to philosophical issues raised by such an account, presents the major philosophical challenge of Immortal Passage.Artificial lifeImmortalismHuman evolutionArtificial life.Immortalism.Human evolution.128Seidel Asher1943-1520403MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785335203321Immortal passage3758965UNINA