On trans-humanism

University Park, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania State University Press. Edited by Spencer Hawkins (2016)
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Abstract

Examines widespread myths about transhumanism and explores the most pressing ethical issues in the debate over technologically assisted human enhancement.

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2020, 2021

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B842.5.S6713 2020

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9780271087924

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10.1515/9780271088433

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Introductory Remarks

1. Is Transhumanism the Most Dangerous Idea in the World?

2. A Roadmap of Enhancement Debates

3. Pedigrees of Metahumanism, Posthumanism, and Transhumanism

4. Nietzsche and Transhumanism

5. Twelve Pillars of Transhumanist Discourse

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