Through an anthropological analysis of transhumanism, this book introduces the reader to the discipline, history and key topics of cultural anthropology. Providing lively ethnographic insights into a fascinating contemporary socio-cultural movement, it will be of interest to students and researchers in social and cultural anthropology.
Through an anthropological analysis of transhumanism, this book introduces the reader to the discipline, history and key topics of cultural anthropology. Providing lively ethnographic insights into a fascinating contemporary socio-cultural movement, it will be of interest to students and researchers in social and cultural anthropology.
Jenny Huberman is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction: Thinking though transhumanism 1. Is transhumanism a revitalization movement? 2. Ancestors and avatars: immortality transformed 3. Happily ever after: transhumanism and the hedonistic imperative 4. The social skin, the anti-social skin, and the persuit of morphological freedrom 5. Decoding the self 6. Rethinking kinship systems 7. From original affluence to posthuman abundance Conclusion.
Introduction: Thinking though transhumanism 1. Is transhumanism a revitalization movement? 2. Ancestors and avatars: immortality transformed 3. Happily ever after: transhumanism and the hedonistic imperative 4. The social skin, the anti-social skin, and the persuit of morphological freedrom 5. Decoding the self 6. Rethinking kinship systems 7. From original affluence to posthuman abundance Conclusion.
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