To Be a Machine Adventures among Cyborgs, Utopians, Hackers, and the Futurists Solving the Modest Problem of Death |
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| Author:
| O'Connell, Mark |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78378-196-6 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2017 |
| Publisher: | Granta Books
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $29.99 |
Book Description:
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Mark O'Connell presents us with an exploration of transhumanism: its philosophical and scientific roots, its key players and possible futures. From charismatic techies seeking to enhance the body to immortalists who believe in the possibility of 'solving' death; from computer programmers quietly re-designing the world to vast competitive robotics conventions. O'Connell paints a vivid portrait of an international movement driven by strange and frequently disturbing ideas and practices,...
More DescriptionMark O'Connell presents us with an exploration of transhumanism: its philosophical and scientific roots, its key players and possible futures. From charismatic techies seeking to enhance the body to immortalists who believe in the possibility of 'solving' death; from computer programmers quietly re-designing the world to vast competitive robotics conventions. O'Connell paints a vivid portrait of an international movement driven by strange and frequently disturbing ideas and practices, but whose obsession with transcending human limitations can be seen as a kind of cultural microcosm, a radical intensification of our broader faith in the power of technology as an engine of human progress.