The Proactionary Imperative: A Foundation for Transhumanism

by Veronika Lipinska and Steve Fuller

Book Overview

The 'proactionary principle' was introduced by transhumanists. Whereas precautionaries believe that we are on the brink of environmental catastrophe because we're too willing to take risks, proactionaries believe that humans stand apart from the rest of nature by our capacity for successful risk taking. In terms of current environmental problems, therefore, solutions lie not in turning our backs on our love affair with technology but by intensifying...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137433094
• ISBN13: 9781137433091
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 153 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"