Hermínio Martins

The Technocene

Reflections on Bodies, Minds, and Markets
Herausgeber: Rajan, S. Ravi; Crawford, Danielle

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Hermínio Martins was a distinguished Portuguese sociologist. 'The Technocene' is a selection of some of the most important philosophical essays - a few unpublished - that he wrote following retirement from the University of Oxford. The essays address the ethical and societal consequences of the commoditization of the human body and mind.

---

Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 521g
• ISBN-13: 9781783088324
• ISBN-10: 178308832X
• Artikelnr.: 55014992

Autorenporträt

By Hermínio Martins; Edited by S. Ravi Rajan with Danielle Crawford

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Editor's Introduction: Hermínio Martins and the Technocene
1. The Technocene: On Bodies, Minds and Markets
2. Technology Sublime: Paths to the Post-Human
3. Perpetual Augmentation: From Eugenics to Human Genetic Capitalism
4. The Body Vanishes! Momenta of Discarnation in Technoscience Today
5. When Universities Become Body-Shops
Select Bibliography of Hermínio Martins's Works
Index.