LEADER 02038nam 22004213 450 001 9910870801003321 005 20240712084507.0 010 $a9781529239669 024 7 $a10.56687/9781529239669 035 $a(CKB)32721300800041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31324048 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31324048 035 $a(DE-B1597)694744 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781529239669 035 $a(EXLCZ)9932721300800041 100 $a20240712d2024 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Politics and Ethics of Transhumanism $eTechno-Human Evolution and Advanced Capitalism 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aBristol :$cBristol University Press,$d2024. 210 4$dİ2024. 215 $a1 online resource (257 pages) 311 08$a9781529239645 327 $tFront Matter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgements -- $tA Brief History of Transhumanism and its Critics -- $tThe Logics and Trajectories of Advanced Capitalism -- $tTechnologies of Power and Control -- $tData Totalitarianism -- $tTranscendent Conformity -- $tSystemic Dehumanization -- $tTowards an Ethics for the Future: Posthumanism and Adorno's Aporia -- $tConclusion: An Imminent Critique of Transhumanist Values in an Advanced Capitalist Context -- $tReferences -- $tIndex 330 $aAvailable open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence This book interrogates the promises of transhumanism, arguing that it is deeply entwined with capitalist ideology. It casts doubt on a utopian techno-capitalist narrative of unending progress and shows how an alternative ethical framework might foster a more inclusive future. 606 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Future Studies$2bisacsh 615 7$aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Future Studies. 700 $aThomas$b Alexander$0557178 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910870801003321 996 $aThe Politics and Ethics of Transhumanism$94173790 997 $aUNINA