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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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Palgrave Macmillan
2014
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| In: | Year: 2014 |
| Series/Journal: | Palgrave studies in the future of humanity and its successors
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Religion
/ Transhumanism
/ Transcendence
/ Body
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Human Body Religious aspects |
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| Summary: | 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 |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-205) and index |
| ISBN: | 1137365838 |