The Future of Humanism: Contours of a Vital Debate
The concept of the human is in a state of severe disrepair. Under pressure from technological change, environmental crisis, progress in the life sciences and new awareness of colonial histories, it's clear neither what "the human" is nor what its value is. At the same time, the human...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Mohr Siebeck
2024
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Philosophy, theology and the sciences
Year: 2024, Volume: 11, Issue: 2, Pages: 148-157 |
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The human
B Transhumanism B Future B Environmental crisis B Humanism |
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| Summary: | The concept of the human is in a state of severe disrepair. Under pressure from technological change, environmental crisis, progress in the life sciences and new awareness of colonial histories, it's clear neither what "the human" is nor what its value is. At the same time, the human is the lynchpin of our international and moral order, the focus of our de facto global religion, and the object of deepest moral loyalty. We need to refurbish it - but how? |
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| ISSN: | 2197-2834 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Philosophy, theology and the sciences
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1628/ptsc-2024-0013 |