Prosthetic immortalities: biology, transhumanism, and the search for indefinite life
"Prosthetic Immortalities examines the persistence of humans' aspirations of deathlessness, showing that the link between immortalization and prostheticization is a ubiquitous element of the discourse of immortality. Arguing that the discovery of biological immortals, such as cancer cells...
| Outros títulos: | Biology, transhumanism, and the search for indefinite life |
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Livro |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Serviço de pedido Subito: | Pedir agora. |
| Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Publicado em: |
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota Press
[2024]
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| Em: | Ano: 2024 |
| Coletânea / Revista: | Posthumanities
71 |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Imortalidade
/ Trans-humanismo
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| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Transhumanism
B Immortalism B Transhumanisme B Immortality (Philosophy) B Technology and civilization B Immortalité (Philosophie) B Technologie et civilisation B Immortalisme |
| Acesso em linha: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Não eletrônico
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| Resumo: | "Prosthetic Immortalities examines the persistence of humans' aspirations of deathlessness, showing that the link between immortalization and prostheticization is a ubiquitous element of the discourse of immortality. Arguing that the discovery of biological immortals, such as cancer cells and bacteria, present novel conceptual difficulties for traditional philosophical approaches to mortality and selfhood, Adam R. Rosenthal asks whether it is life itself that first births immortalizing prostheses"-- |
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| Descrição do item: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Descrição Física: | 1 Online-Ressource (xxii, 322 Seiten) |
| ISBN: | 1452971730 |
