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Beschreibung
In recent years, ideas of post- and transhumanism have been popularized by novels, TV series, and Hollywood movies. According to this radical perspective, humankind and all biological life have become obsolete. Traditional forms of life are inefficient at processing information and inept at crossing the high frontier: outer space. While humankind can expect to be replaced by their own artificial progeny, posthumanists assume that they will become an immortal part of a transcendent superintelligence. Krüger's award-winning study examines the historical and philosophical context of these futuristic promises by Ray Kurzweil, Nick Bostrom, Frank Tipler, and other posthumanist thinkers.
In recent years, ideas of post- and transhumanism have been popularized by novels, TV series, and Hollywood movies. According to this radical perspective, humankind and all biological life have become obsolete. Traditional forms of life are inefficient at processing information and inept at crossing the high frontier: outer space. While humankind can expect to be replaced by their own artificial progeny, posthumanists assume that they will become an immortal part of a transcendent superintelligence. Krüger's award-winning study examines the historical and philosophical context of these futuristic promises by Ray Kurzweil, Nick Bostrom, Frank Tipler, and other posthumanist thinkers.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik, Religion & Theologie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Originaltitel: Virtualität und Unsterblichkeit. Gott, Evolution und die Singularität im Post- und Transhumanismus
Inhalt: 356 S.
1 s/w Illustr.
1 Illustr.
ISBN-13: 9783837650594
ISBN-10: 3837650596
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Großformatiges Paperback. Klappenbroschur
Autor: Krüger, Oliver
Übersetzung: Jones, Ali
Knight, Paul
Hersteller: transcript
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: transcript Verlag, Gero Wierichs, Hermannstr. 26, D-33602 Bielefeld, live@transcript-verlag.de
Abbildungen: 1 SW-Abb.
Maße: 30 x 150 x 245 mm
Von/Mit: Oliver Krüger
Erscheinungsdatum: 22.10.2021
Gewicht: 0,624 kg
Artikel-ID: 118158912

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