Transhumanism, Nature, and the Ends of Science

List of contents

The Bones of the Argument
Chapter 1: The Tools of Our Tools
Chapter 2: Beyond the Human Condition
Chapter 3: Life in the Transition
Excursus I: The Practice of Philosophy in the 21st Century
Chapter 4: Aging Boys Will be the Death of Us
Chapter 5: Science as Pharmakon
Excursus II: Philosophy, Rhetoric, Policy
Chapter 6: The Metaphysics of Transhumanism
Chapter 7: Contemplating a Medium Sized Catastrophe
Chapter 8: The Consolation of Geology

About the author

Robert Frodeman is Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Texas. He is the author and/or editor of 16 books, including the Oxford Handbook of Interdisciplinarity, Sustainable Knowledge: A Theory of Interdisciplinarity, and Socrates Tenured: The Institutions of 21st Century Philosophy (with Adam Briggle).

Summary

This book is an interdisciplinary account of the role of science and technology in contemporary culture, culminating in a social-political and philosophical critique of transhumanism. The author probes the assumptions of transhumanist thinkers and prominent critics as he develops his own distinctive take on transhumanism.

Additional text

"Humanity and nature have been defended on many sides from the onslaught of science and technology, but in this book Frodeman expertly confronts what is arguably the greatest challenge of them all, transhumanism." –Steve Fuller, Author of Humanity 2.0, University of Warwick, UK.
"For a long time, I’ve had misgivings about the transhumanist project. This book has helped me understand why. This is a deep and important book. We owe it to ourselves to take seriously as we rush headlong into a hyper-technological future." – David Livingstone Smith, University of New England, USA

Product details

• Authors: Robert Frodeman, Robert (University of North Texas Frodeman, Frodeman Robert
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9780367189396
• ISBN: 978-0-367-18939-6
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Sociology, Science: general issues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Philosophy, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, SCIENCE / Research & Methodology, Ethics & moral philosophy, environmental science, engineering & technology, Ethics and moral philosophy, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Scientific research, Science Funding & Policy, Science funding and policy, Research methods: general