Immortal Passage - Philosophical Speculations on Posthuman Evolution

Informationen zum Autor Asher Seidel is associate professor of philosophy at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Klappentext Immortal Passage: Philosophical Speculations on Posthuman Evolution defends the posthuman hypothesis: that descendants of present humans, leading lives of indefinitely extended duration, and having significantly altered biological, psychological, and social characteristics, will have lives superior to those of current humans. A detailed speculative account of these lives, with attention to philosophical issues raised by such an account, presents the major philosophical challenge of Immortal Passage. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Chapter One. The Future of Ethics Chapter 3 Chapter Two. Minds and Related Matters Chapter 4 Chapter Three. On Transition Chapter 5 Chapter Four. The Colors of Life Chapter 6 Chapter Five. The Far Future Chapter 7 Chapter Six. At the Limits of the Conceivable Chapter 8 Chapter Seven. Loose Ends and Final Thoughts

Product details

• Authors: Asher Seidel
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2010
• EAN: 9780739150061
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-5006-1
• No. of pages: 150
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); PHILOSOPHY / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Future Studies, Philosophy, Social forecasting, future studies, future studies;metaphysics;philosophy;posthumanism