The Proactionary Imperative: A Foundation for Transhumanism - Couverture souple

Fuller, S.

 
9781137433091: The Proactionary Imperative: A Foundation for Transhumanism

Synopsis

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.

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À propos de l?auteur

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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ISBN 10 :  1137302976 ISBN 13 :  9781137302977
Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014
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