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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Robert FrodemanPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.385kg ISBN: 9780367189396ISBN 10: 0367189399 Pages: 160 Publication Date: 07 June 2019 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsThe 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 GeologyReviewsHumanity 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 great 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 Robert Frodeman has written the most searching and serious philosophical critique of transhumanism, which does justice to many misgivings surrounding the movement. Advocates of transhumanism need to respond sensibly to Frodeman's many challenges. - Steve Fuller, 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 """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" Author InformationRobert 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). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |