Transhumanism - From Ancestors to Avatars

List of contents

Introduction: Thinking though transhumanism; 1. Is transhumanism a revitalization movement?; 2. Ancestors and avatars: immortality transformed; 3. Happily ever after: transhumanism and the hedonistic imperative; 4. The social skin, the anti-social skin, and the persuit of morphological freedrom; 5. Decoding the self; 6. Rethinking kinship systems; 7. From original affluence to posthuman abundance; Conclusion.

About the author

Jenny Huberman is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Product details

• Authors: Jennifer Huberman, Jennifer (University of Missouri Huberman, Huberman Jennifer Huberman
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2021
• EAN: 9781108798976
• ISBN: 978-1-108-79897-6
• No. of pages: 275
• Series: New Departures in Anthropology
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology, Sociology & anthropology, Sociology and anthropology