Virtual immortality - god, evolution and the singularity in Post- and Transhumanism
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 to process information and too inept at crossing...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Bielefeld
transcript Verlag
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Series/Journal: | Kulturen der Gesellschaft
Band 41 |
| Further subjects: | B
Singularity
B Nick Bostrom B Sociology of Culture B Ray Kurzweil B Sociology of Science B Religious Studies B Artificial Intelligence B Religion B Science B Posthumanism; Transhumanism; Singularity; Futurology; Immortality; Artificial Intelligence; Ray Kurzweil; Nick Bostrom; Frank Tipler; Religion; Science; Sociology of Religion; Religious Studies; Sociology of Culture; Sociology of Science; Sociology B Transhumanism B Frank Tipler B Sociology B Futurology B Immortality B sociology of religion |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9783837650594 |
| Summary: | 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 to process information and too inept at crossing the high frontier: outer space. While humankind can expect to be replaced by their own artificial progeny, post-humanists assume that they will become an immortal part of a transcendent superintelligence. Kruger'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. |
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| ISBN: | 3839450594 |