Muslim and Supermuslim: The Quest for the Perfect Being and Beyond

by Roy Jackson

Book Overview

This book looks to the rich and varied Islamic tradition for insights into what it means to be human and, by implication, what this can tell us about the future human. The transhumanist movement, in its more radical expression, sees Homo sapiens as the cousin, perhaps the poorer cousin, of a new Humanity 2.0: 'Man' is replaced by 'Superman'. The contribution that Islam can make to this movement concerns the central question of what...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 303037095X
• ISBN13: 9783030370954
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"