Mythologies of Transhumanism

by Michael Hauskeller

Book Overview

This book examines the dependence of transhumanist arguments on the credibility of the narratives of meaning in which they are embedded. By taking the key ideas from transhumanist philosophy - the desirability of human self-design and immortality, the elimination of all suffering and the expansion of human autonomy - Michael Hauskeller explores these narratives and the understanding of human nature that informs them. Particular attention is paid...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319397400
• ISBN13: 9783319397405
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 225 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 8.7"