Cur Homo Deus? A Catholic Response to a Posthumanist Narrative

Yuval Noah Harari’s book Homo Deus has popularized and promoted the case for a posthumanist reading of universal history in the 21st century. Among the features of his narrative are atheism, a deterministic rejection of free will, and a hedonistic theory of value. Passing the seventieth anniversary...

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Main Author: Rugani, Marc V. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2022
In: Religions
Year: 2022, Volume: 13, Issue: 9
Further subjects:B Christian Anthropology
B Atheism
B Yuval Noah Harari
B universal history
B Anselm of Canterbury
B Soteriology
B Posthumanism
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