Prosthetic immortalities: biology, transhumanism, and the search for indefinite life
"Prosthetic Immortalities examines the persistence of humans' aspirations of deathlessness, showing that the link between immortalization and prostheticization is a ubiquitous element of the discourse of immortality. Arguing that the discovery of biological immortals, such as cancer cells...
| Subtitles: | Biology, transhumanism, and the search for indefinite life |
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Minneapolis
University of Minnesota Press
[2024]
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Series/Journal: | Posthumanities
71 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Immortality
/ Transhumanism
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| Further subjects: | B
Transhumanism
B Immortalism B Transhumanisme B Immortality (Philosophy) B Technology and civilization B Immortalité (Philosophie) B Technologie et civilisation B Immortalisme |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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