Victoria Lorrimar

Human Technological Enhancement and Theological Anthropology

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Produktbeschreibung

A cross-disciplinary theological engagement with proposals for the technological enhancement of humans, including radical life extension, mind-uploading, mood enhancement and moral enhancement. This work draws on metaphor studies, cognitive sciences, and literary studies to develop an account of human creativity in relation to divine creativity.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 358
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. April 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 532g
• ISBN-13: 9781316515020
• ISBN-10: 1316515028
• Artikelnr.: 63198696

Autorenporträt

Victoria Lorrimar is Lecturer in Systematic Theology, Trinity College Queensland, Australian College of Theology, University of Queensland.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Understanding the Challenges: 1. Visions of human enhancement
2. Human creativity
Part II. Responding Theologically to Human Enhancement: 3. Humans as 'created co-creators'
4. Co-creation and the imagination
5. Humans as 'sub-creators'
Part III. Seeking a Synthesis: 6. A new model of human creativity
7. A productive approach.