So You Think You're Human? - Couverture souple

Fernández-Armes, Felipe

 
9780199691289: So You Think You're Human?
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0199691282 ISBN 13 : 9780199691289
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2012

Synopsis

You think you're human. But what does that mean? How can humanity be defined? Felipe Fernandez-Armesto takes us on an enlightening journey through the history of humankind to reveal the challenges to our most fundamental belief - that we are, and have always been, human. Chimps and humans are objectively so alike that an anthropologist from Mars might classify them together; advances in artificial intelligence mean that humans no longer have exclusive access to reason, consciousness and imagination; developments in genetics threaten humanity with an uncertain future. The harder we cling to the concept of humanity, the more slippery it becomes. But if it breaks down altogether, what will this mean for human values, human rights, and the defence of human dignity? So You Think You're Human? confronts these problems from a historical perspective, showing how our current understanding of what it means to be human has been shaken by new challenges from science and philosophy. Fernandez-Armesto shows how our concept of humankind has changed over time, tracing its faltering expansion to its present limits and arguing that these limits are neither fixed or scientifically verifiable. Controversially, he proposes that we have further to go in developing our concept of humankind and that we need to rethink it as a matter of urgency.

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À propos de l?auteur

Felipe Fernandez-Armesto is an internationally renowned best-selling history author and a highly successful radio and television broadcaster. He has won a number of prizes for his publications. Previous publications include Millennium: A History of our Last Thousand Years, Truth: A History, and Civilizations: Culture, Ambition, and the Transformation of Nature. He is currently Professor of Global Environmental History at Queen Mary, University of London.

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0199691282
ISBN 13 
9780199691289
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
222
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780192804174: So You Think You're Human?

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0192804170 ISBN 13 :  9780192804174
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2004
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