Posthumanism: The Future of Homo Sapiens 1st Edition

Posthumanism: The Future of Homo Sapiens 1st Edition – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9780028665160,0028665163,9780028664484, 0028664485

Product details:

• ISBN-10: 0028664485
• ISBN-13: 9780028664484
• Author: Diana Walsh Pasulka, Michael Bess

This book provides an introduction to scholarly perspectives on emergent technologies and biotechnologies used to modify or augment the capabilities of human beings. It covers the fundamental aspects of how bioenhancement will become feasible, what shape these technologies are likely to take, and what sorts of concrete consequences they will have for peoples lives.

Table contents:

1. INTRODUCTION: TRANS-, POST-, AND EMERGING HUMANS: WHAT DO WE MEAN?
2. ESSENTIAL CONCEPTS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES (STS)
3. CAN WE PREDICT THE MIDDLE-TERM FUTURE?
4. IS MIND UPLOADING A REAL POSSIBILITY?
5. THE PREHISTORY OF THE POSTHUMAN
6. BIOELECTRONICS
7. GENETICS AND EPIGENETICS
8. REJUVENATION AND RADICALLY INCREASED HEALTH SPANS
9. RUNAWAY AI

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