The Proactionary Imperative | A Foundation for Transhumanism
S. Fuller (u. a.)
ISBN 10: 1137433094 ISBN 13: 9781137433091
Published by Palgrave MacMillan UK, 2014
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The Proactionary Imperative | A Foundation for Transhumanism | S. Fuller (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | ix | Englisch | 2014 | Palgrave MacMillan UK | EAN 9781137433091 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu. Seller Inventory # 105441535
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The Proactionary Imperative debates the concept of transforming human nature, including such thorny topics as humanity's privilege as a species, our capacity to 'play God', the idea that we might treat our genes as a capital investment, eugenics and what it might mean to be 'human' in the context of risky scientific and technological interventions.
About the Author: Author Steve Fuller: Steve Fuller is Augustus Comte Professor of Sociology at the University of Warwick, UK.He is author of eighteen books including Humanity 2.0: What It Means to be Human Past, Present and Future, Dissent over Descent: Intelligent Design's Challenge to Darwinism, Kuhn vs Popper: The Struggle for the Soul of Science, The Intellectualand Science vs Religion? Intelligent Design and the Problem of Evolution. His work has been translated into twenty languages.
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Title: The Proactionary Imperative | A Foundation ...
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan UK
Publication Date: 2014
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