Transhumanism and Society (Record no. 48475)
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International Standard Book Number | 9789400749818 |
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Standard number or code | 10.1007/978-94-007-4981-8 |
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Classification number | B53 |
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Subject category code | HP |
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Subject category code | PHI021000 |
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082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
Classification number | 601 |
Edition number | 23 |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | Lilley, Stephen. |
Relator term | author. |
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | Transhumanism and Society |
Medium | [electronic resource] : |
Remainder of title | The Social Debate over Human Enhancement / |
Statement of responsibility, etc. | by Stephen Lilley. |
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Dordrecht : |
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Springer Netherlands : |
-- | Imprint: Springer, |
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2013. |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | X, 89 p. |
Other physical details | online resource. |
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Content type term | text |
Content type code | txt |
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Media type term | computer |
Media type code | c |
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Carrier type term | online resource |
Carrier type code | cr |
Source | rdacarrier |
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File type | text file |
Encoding format | |
Source | rda |
490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
Series statement | SpringerBriefs in Philosophy, |
International Standard Serial Number | 2211-4548 |
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
Formatted contents note | Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Introduction to the Transhumanity Debate -- Chapter 2. Transcend or Transgress? -- Chapter 3. Transformation of Body and Mind -- Chapter 4. Rhetoric of Risk -- Chapter 5. Inevitability -- Chapter 6. Closure -- References -- Index. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc. | This book provides an introductory overview to the social debate over enhancement technologies with an overview of the transhumanists' call to bypass human nature and conservationists' argument in defense of it. The author present this controversy as it unfolds in the contest between transhumanists proponents and conservationists, who push back with an argument to conserve human nature and to ban enhancement technologies. This book provides an overview of the key contested points and present the debate in an orderly, constructive fashion. Readers are informed about the discussion over humanism, the tension between science and religion, and the interpretation of socio-technological revolutions; and are invited to make up their own mind about one of the most challenging topics concerning the social and ethical implications of technological advancements. . |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Philosophy. |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Transgenic organisms. |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Nature. |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Environment. |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Social sciences. |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Philosophy. |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Philosophy of Technology. |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Transgenics. |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Methodology of the Social Sciences. |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Popular Science in Nature and Environment. |
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Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | SpringerLink (Online service) |
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Title | Springer eBooks |
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Relationship information | Printed edition: |
International Standard Book Number | 9789400749801 |
830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
Uniform title | SpringerBriefs in Philosophy, |
International Standard Serial Number | 2211-4548 |
856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4981-8">http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4981-8</a> |
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