Transhumanism and the body: the world religions speak

As a result of the fast-developing array of human enhancement therapies and technologies - commonly subsumed under the term "transhumanism"--The "flesh and blood" body of the human species may be significantly modified in the immediate future, or eventually eliminated, if some ha...

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Другие авторы: Mercer, Calvin R. 1953- (Редактор)
Формат: Print
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: New York, NY Palgrave Macmillan 2014
В:Год: 2014
Серии журналов/журналы:Palgrave studies in the future of humanity and its successors
Нормированные ключевые слова (последовательности):B Религия / Трансгуманизм / Трансценденция (мотив) / Тело (физика)
Другие ключевые слова:B Сборник статей
B Human Body Religious aspects
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Итог:As a result of the fast-developing array of human enhancement therapies and technologies - commonly subsumed under the term "transhumanism"--The "flesh and blood" body of the human species may be significantly modified in the immediate future, or eventually eliminated, if some have their way. The proposed collection of original articles, a sequel of sorts to the 2009 Religion and the Implications of Radical Life Extension (Palgrave Macmillan), is the first sustained reflection, by scholars with expertise in the faith traditions, on how the transhumanist agenda might impact the body
Примечание:Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-205) and index
ISBN:1137365838