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1 online resource (vi, 324 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Table of Contents; Introduction; Part I: Always Already Posthuman?; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Part II: Not Quite Human Yet?; Chapter Eight; Chapter Nine; Chapter Ten; Chapter Eleven; Chapter Twelve; Chapter Thirteen; Chapter Fourteen; Contributors; Index |
| Summary |
The essays in this collection explore the question of the human, both as a contested concept and as it relates to, and functions within, the wider global conjuncture. The authors explore the theoretical underpinnings of the term "human," inviting the reader to reflect upon the contemporary human condition, to identify opportunities and threats in the changes ahead, and to determine what aspects of our species we should abandon or strive to maintain. The volume approaches these ideas from a myriad of perspectives, but the authors are united in their abstention from rejecting humanism outright o. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Human beings in literature.
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Human beings in literature. |
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Human beings -- Philosophy.
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Human beings -- Philosophy. |
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Human beings. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Tsimpouki, Theodora, editor.
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Blatanis, Konstantinos, 1966- editor.
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Dini, Rachele, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: War on the human. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017 1443872776 (OCoLC)986611179 |
| ISBN |
9781443893787 (electronic book) |
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1443893781 (electronic book) |
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1443872776 |
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9781443872775 |
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