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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Main Author: Krüger, Oliver (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Bielefeld transcript Verlag 2021
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
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9783837650594
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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.
ISBN:3839450594