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How to live forever [[electronic resource] ] : science fiction and philosophy / / Stephen R. L. Clark
| How to live forever [[electronic resource] ] : science fiction and philosophy / / Stephen R. L. Clark |
| Autore | Clark Stephen R. L |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1995 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (427 p.) |
| Disciplina | 809.3/87620938 |
| Soggetto topico |
Literature - Philosophy
Science fiction - History and criticism Immortality in literature |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-134-80007-X
1-281-13449-X 9786611134495 0-203-00442-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; A PERSONAL BEGINNING; SCIENCE FICTION AND PHILOSOPHY; PHILOSOPHY AND IMMORTALITY; Chapter 1 The end of summer; REASONS NOT TO WANT TO LIVE FOREVER; REASONS FOR WISHING TO LIVE FOREVER; VARIETIES OF IMMORTALITY; Chapter 2 The age of the pussyfoot; BODILY RENEWALS AND REJUVENATIONS; PROBLEMS WITH BODILY CONTINUITY; PHILOSOPHICAL PROBLEMS; Chapter 3 Neuromancer; UPLOADING MEMORIES; REASONS TO FORSAKE THE FLESH; REASONS TO DISLIKE OR DISBELIEVE THE PROSPECT; Chapter 4 The empire of fear; WANTING TO BE A VAMPIRE; REASONS TO KEEP PEOPLE AFRAID OF DEATH
SUBMISSIONALLEGORY OF SELFHOOD; Chapter 5 Sailing to Byzantium; ANOTHER WAY OF SEEING; THE VALUES OF IMPERMANENCE; PERMANENT VALUES; IMMORTAL ARTEFACTS AND US; Chapter 6 The philosopher's stone; TIMELESS, IMPERISHABLE STONES; FAME AND INDIVIDUAL INFLUENCE; FORMS AND RULING PASSIONS; REASON AND THE FUTURE; REAL SELVES; Chapter 7 Bridge of ashes; ETERNAL RETURNS; IMPORTANT PURPOSES; OUR OWN PLANS; IMAGING SOMETHING BEYOND ULRO; Chapter 8 To your scattered bodies go; RESURRECTION WORLD; NEEDING ONE PARTICULAR BODY; MINDS FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE; ENERGY BEINGS; THE OTHER WORLD; Chapter 9 Superluminal TRAVEL INTO OTHER WORLDSTHE LAND OF THE DEAD; GOING DOWN TO HELL; PHILOSOPHICAL MORALS; Chapter 10 A fish dinner in Memison; WAKING FROM THE DREAM OF LIFE; ANTI-CARTESIAN DREAMS; THE GAME OF CONSEQUENCES; ARGUMENTS FOR THINKING WE ARE ASLEEP; TRUE LANGUAGES, REAL WORLDS; WHAT SORT OF WAKING WORLD?; Chapter 11 Childhood's end; IMAGINED OVERMINDS; THE COMMUNITY OF ALL THE HOLY ONES; AGAINST A MODERNIST RELIGION; Chapter 12 The big time; MAKING THINGS NEVER TO HAVE BEEN; TRANSCENDING TIME; MILLENNIUM; Chapter 13 The triumph of time; ENDINGS; ENVOI; Notes; Bibliography; SCIENCE FICTION; POETRY OTHER WORKSIndex |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910449997803321 |
Clark Stephen R. L
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| London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1995 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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How to live forever [[electronic resource] ] : science fiction and philosophy / / Stephen R. L. Clark
| How to live forever [[electronic resource] ] : science fiction and philosophy / / Stephen R. L. Clark |
| Autore | Clark Stephen R. L |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1995 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (427 p.) |
| Disciplina | 809.3/87620938 |
| Soggetto topico |
Literature - Philosophy
Science fiction - History and criticism Immortality in literature |
| ISBN |
1-134-80007-X
1-281-13449-X 9786611134495 0-203-00442-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; A PERSONAL BEGINNING; SCIENCE FICTION AND PHILOSOPHY; PHILOSOPHY AND IMMORTALITY; Chapter 1 The end of summer; REASONS NOT TO WANT TO LIVE FOREVER; REASONS FOR WISHING TO LIVE FOREVER; VARIETIES OF IMMORTALITY; Chapter 2 The age of the pussyfoot; BODILY RENEWALS AND REJUVENATIONS; PROBLEMS WITH BODILY CONTINUITY; PHILOSOPHICAL PROBLEMS; Chapter 3 Neuromancer; UPLOADING MEMORIES; REASONS TO FORSAKE THE FLESH; REASONS TO DISLIKE OR DISBELIEVE THE PROSPECT; Chapter 4 The empire of fear; WANTING TO BE A VAMPIRE; REASONS TO KEEP PEOPLE AFRAID OF DEATH
SUBMISSIONALLEGORY OF SELFHOOD; Chapter 5 Sailing to Byzantium; ANOTHER WAY OF SEEING; THE VALUES OF IMPERMANENCE; PERMANENT VALUES; IMMORTAL ARTEFACTS AND US; Chapter 6 The philosopher's stone; TIMELESS, IMPERISHABLE STONES; FAME AND INDIVIDUAL INFLUENCE; FORMS AND RULING PASSIONS; REASON AND THE FUTURE; REAL SELVES; Chapter 7 Bridge of ashes; ETERNAL RETURNS; IMPORTANT PURPOSES; OUR OWN PLANS; IMAGING SOMETHING BEYOND ULRO; Chapter 8 To your scattered bodies go; RESURRECTION WORLD; NEEDING ONE PARTICULAR BODY; MINDS FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE; ENERGY BEINGS; THE OTHER WORLD; Chapter 9 Superluminal TRAVEL INTO OTHER WORLDSTHE LAND OF THE DEAD; GOING DOWN TO HELL; PHILOSOPHICAL MORALS; Chapter 10 A fish dinner in Memison; WAKING FROM THE DREAM OF LIFE; ANTI-CARTESIAN DREAMS; THE GAME OF CONSEQUENCES; ARGUMENTS FOR THINKING WE ARE ASLEEP; TRUE LANGUAGES, REAL WORLDS; WHAT SORT OF WAKING WORLD?; Chapter 11 Childhood's end; IMAGINED OVERMINDS; THE COMMUNITY OF ALL THE HOLY ONES; AGAINST A MODERNIST RELIGION; Chapter 12 The big time; MAKING THINGS NEVER TO HAVE BEEN; TRANSCENDING TIME; MILLENNIUM; Chapter 13 The triumph of time; ENDINGS; ENVOI; Notes; Bibliography; SCIENCE FICTION; POETRY OTHER WORKSIndex |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783078203321 |
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Clark Stephen R. L
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| London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1995 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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How to live forever : science fiction and philosophy / / Stephen R. L. Clark
| How to live forever : science fiction and philosophy / / Stephen R. L. Clark |
| Autore | Clark Stephen R. L |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1995 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (427 p.) |
| Disciplina | 809.3/87620938 |
| Soggetto topico |
Literature - Philosophy
Science fiction - History and criticism Immortality in literature |
| ISBN |
1-134-80007-X
1-281-13449-X 9786611134495 0-203-00442-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; A PERSONAL BEGINNING; SCIENCE FICTION AND PHILOSOPHY; PHILOSOPHY AND IMMORTALITY; Chapter 1 The end of summer; REASONS NOT TO WANT TO LIVE FOREVER; REASONS FOR WISHING TO LIVE FOREVER; VARIETIES OF IMMORTALITY; Chapter 2 The age of the pussyfoot; BODILY RENEWALS AND REJUVENATIONS; PROBLEMS WITH BODILY CONTINUITY; PHILOSOPHICAL PROBLEMS; Chapter 3 Neuromancer; UPLOADING MEMORIES; REASONS TO FORSAKE THE FLESH; REASONS TO DISLIKE OR DISBELIEVE THE PROSPECT; Chapter 4 The empire of fear; WANTING TO BE A VAMPIRE; REASONS TO KEEP PEOPLE AFRAID OF DEATH
SUBMISSIONALLEGORY OF SELFHOOD; Chapter 5 Sailing to Byzantium; ANOTHER WAY OF SEEING; THE VALUES OF IMPERMANENCE; PERMANENT VALUES; IMMORTAL ARTEFACTS AND US; Chapter 6 The philosopher's stone; TIMELESS, IMPERISHABLE STONES; FAME AND INDIVIDUAL INFLUENCE; FORMS AND RULING PASSIONS; REASON AND THE FUTURE; REAL SELVES; Chapter 7 Bridge of ashes; ETERNAL RETURNS; IMPORTANT PURPOSES; OUR OWN PLANS; IMAGING SOMETHING BEYOND ULRO; Chapter 8 To your scattered bodies go; RESURRECTION WORLD; NEEDING ONE PARTICULAR BODY; MINDS FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE; ENERGY BEINGS; THE OTHER WORLD; Chapter 9 Superluminal TRAVEL INTO OTHER WORLDSTHE LAND OF THE DEAD; GOING DOWN TO HELL; PHILOSOPHICAL MORALS; Chapter 10 A fish dinner in Memison; WAKING FROM THE DREAM OF LIFE; ANTI-CARTESIAN DREAMS; THE GAME OF CONSEQUENCES; ARGUMENTS FOR THINKING WE ARE ASLEEP; TRUE LANGUAGES, REAL WORLDS; WHAT SORT OF WAKING WORLD?; Chapter 11 Childhood's end; IMAGINED OVERMINDS; THE COMMUNITY OF ALL THE HOLY ONES; AGAINST A MODERNIST RELIGION; Chapter 12 The big time; MAKING THINGS NEVER TO HAVE BEEN; TRANSCENDING TIME; MILLENNIUM; Chapter 13 The triumph of time; ENDINGS; ENVOI; Notes; Bibliography; SCIENCE FICTION; POETRY OTHER WORKSIndex |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817489403321 |
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Clark Stephen R. L
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| London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1995 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Roaming into the beyond : representations of Xian immortality in early medieval Chinese verse / / by Zornica Kirkova
| Roaming into the beyond : representations of Xian immortality in early medieval Chinese verse / / by Zornica Kirkova |
| Autore | Kirkova Zornica |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (429 pages) |
| Disciplina | 895.11/2209 |
| Collana | Sinica Leidensia |
| Soggetto topico |
Chinese poetry - Qin and Han dynasties, 221 B. C.-220 A. D - History and criticism
Chinese poetry - 220-589 - History and criticism Immortality in literature Taoism in literature |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 90-04-31369-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 Religious and Literary Background -- 2 The Dramatis Personae -- 3 A Phenomenology of Immortals -- 4 The World of the Immortals -- 5 The Way to Immortality -- 6 Immortality in the Context of the Human World -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Extant Classical and Early Medieval Verse Treating the Theme of Immortality -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910163126003321 |
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Kirkova Zornica
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| Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Roaming into the beyond : representations of Xian immortality in early medieval Chinese verse / / by Zornica Kirkova
| Roaming into the beyond : representations of Xian immortality in early medieval Chinese verse / / by Zornica Kirkova |
| Autore | Kirkova Zornica |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (429 pages) |
| Disciplina | 895.11/2209 |
| Collana | Sinica Leidensia |
| Soggetto topico |
Chinese poetry - Qin and Han dynasties, 221 B. C.-220 A. D - History and criticism
Chinese poetry - 220-589 - History and criticism Immortality in literature Taoism in literature |
| ISBN | 90-04-31369-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 Religious and Literary Background -- 2 The Dramatis Personae -- 3 A Phenomenology of Immortals -- 4 The World of the Immortals -- 5 The Way to Immortality -- 6 Immortality in the Context of the Human World -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Extant Classical and Early Medieval Verse Treating the Theme of Immortality -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798600103321 |
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Kirkova Zornica
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| Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Roaming into the beyond : representations of Xian immortality in early medieval Chinese verse / / by Zornica Kirkova
| Roaming into the beyond : representations of Xian immortality in early medieval Chinese verse / / by Zornica Kirkova |
| Autore | Kirkova Zornica |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (429 pages) |
| Disciplina | 895.11/2209 |
| Collana | Sinica Leidensia |
| Soggetto topico |
Chinese poetry - Qin and Han dynasties, 221 B. C.-220 A. D - History and criticism
Chinese poetry - 220-589 - History and criticism Immortality in literature Taoism in literature |
| ISBN | 90-04-31369-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 Religious and Literary Background -- 2 The Dramatis Personae -- 3 A Phenomenology of Immortals -- 4 The World of the Immortals -- 5 The Way to Immortality -- 6 Immortality in the Context of the Human World -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Extant Classical and Early Medieval Verse Treating the Theme of Immortality -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815424803321 |
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Kirkova Zornica
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| Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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