Prophets of the posthuman [[electronic resource] ] : american fiction, biotechnology, and the ethics of personhood / / Christina Bieber Lake
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Lake Christina Bieber
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| Titolo: |
Prophets of the posthuman [[electronic resource] ] : american fiction, biotechnology, and the ethics of personhood / / Christina Bieber Lake
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| Pubblicazione: | Notre Dame, Ind., : University of Notre Dame Press, 2013 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (264 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 810.9/353 |
| Soggetto topico: | American fiction - 20th century - History and criticism |
| Ethics in literature | |
| Bioethics in literature | |
| Human beings in literature | |
| Literature and technology - United States - History - 20th century | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | pt. I. Posthuman vision -- pt. II. Posthuman bodies -- pt. III. Posthuman language -- pt. IV. From Posthuman individuals to human persons. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | An original reading of fictional narratives that raise the question of what it means to be human in the face of rapidly developing bioenhancement technologies. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Prophets of the posthuman |
| ISBN: | 0-268-15869-X |
| 0-268-07586-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910825743503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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