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...

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Subtitles:Biology, transhumanism, and the search for indefinite life
Main Author: Rosenthal, Adam R. ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
Contributors: Wills, David 1953- (Writer of preface)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Minneapolis University of Minnesota Press [2024]
In:Year: 2024
Series/Journal:Posthumanities 71
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Immortality / Transhumanism
Further subjects:B Transhumanism
B Immortalism
B Transhumanisme
B Immortality (Philosophy)
B Technology and civilization
B Immortalité (Philosophie)
B Technologie et civilisation
B Immortalisme
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic