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1 online resource (ix, 130 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Revolutionary ethics -- On human improvement -- Facing immortality -- Parallel consciousness -- Mindful seeing -- Alone without love -- Temporarily in conclusion. |
| Summary |
Inhuman Thoughts is a philosophical exploration of the possibility of increasing the physiological and psychological capacities of humans to the point that they are no longer biologically, psychologically, or socially human. The movement is from thehuman through the trans-human, to the post-human. The tone is optimistic; Seidel argues that such an evolution would be of positive value on the whole. Seidel's initial argument supports the need for a comprehensive ethical theory, the success of whichwould parallel that of a large-scale scientific revolution, such as Newtonian mechanics. He elabo. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Artificial life.
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Artificial life. |
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Immortalism.
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Immortalism. |
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Human evolution.
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Human evolution. |
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PHILOSOPHY -- Movements -- Humanism. |
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Human beings. |
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Humanity. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Inhuman thoughts Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, c2008. 9780739123287 (cloth : alk. paper) (DLC) 2007052128 |
| ISBN |
9780739143254 ebook |
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0739143255 |
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9780739123287 cloth alkaline paper |
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0739123289 cloth alkaline paper |
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