The Superhumanities: Historical Precedents, Moral Objections, New Realities

Intro -- Contents -- Prologue. Teaching the Superman -- Introduction. How the Book Came to Be -- 1. Legitimate Science Fiction: From the History of Religions to the Superhumanities -- 2. "The Truth Must Be Depressing": Immunological Responses of the Intellectual Body -- 3. The Human as Two...

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Main Author: Kripal, Jeffrey J. 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Chicago The University of Chicago Press 2022
In:Year: 2022
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Super-man / Religious psychology
Further subjects:B Humanities
B Electronic books
B Altered states of consciousness
B Superman (Philosophical concept)
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Summary:Intro -- Contents -- Prologue. Teaching the Superman -- Introduction. How the Book Came to Be -- 1. Legitimate Science Fiction: From the History of Religions to the Superhumanities -- 2. "The Truth Must Be Depressing": Immunological Responses of the Intellectual Body -- 3. The Human as Two: Toward an Apophatic Anthropology -- 4. Theory as Two: Rewriting the Real -- Conclusion. The Solid Rock Was Once Flowing -- Epilogue. Phoenix Rising -- Acknowledgments and the Sigil -- Notes -- Index.
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Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (277 pages)
ISBN:0226820254