Transhumanism, Nature, and the Ends of Science

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.

Info autore

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).

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Robert Frodeman, Frodeman Robert, Robert (University of North Texas Frodeman
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 30.06.2021
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazi
• EAN: 9781032092263
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3209226-3
• Numero di pagine: 176
• Serie: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy
• Categorie: Sociology, Science: general issues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Philosophy, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, SCIENCE / Research & Methodology, Occupy Wall Street, Ethics & moral philosophy, environmental science, engineering & technology, good life, Philosophy of Technology, Environmental Humanities, Ethics and moral philosophy, base jump, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Scientific research, Science Funding & Policy, Science funding and policy, Research methods: general, Science and Society, Contemporary Society, STEM Research, Intellectual Virtues, human enhancement ethics, social pathologies of technology, critique of transhumanist ideology, technoscientific critique, Overton window, Disciplinary Capture, Mass Sporting Events, Technoscientific Knowledge, Hays Office, Continuous Partial Attention, Non-disciplinary Philosophy, Transhumanist Project, Transhumanist Themes, Technoscientific Advance, Contemporary Video Productions, 19th Century Parlance, Teton County, Omnis Determinatio Est Negatio, Snake River Canyon