Proclaiming the end of the 500-year history of humanism and its replacement by post-humanism and transhumanism which herald the liberation of man from his own biology, Ranisch and Sorgner cite the relationship between trans- and post-humanism as intricate. They and their contributors explore connections and points of divergence and investigate how post- and transhumanism illuminate the reconsideration of what it means to be human in the context of scientific advancements -- genetics, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, robots, etc. Nineteen chapters are divided into five parts: confessions; lands of Cockaygne; neo-Socratic reflections; ontologies of becoming; paragone of the arts. Chapters are: pedigrees; religion; Prometheus; Nietzsche; utopia; brave new world; life extension; politics; morality; ontology; nature; evolution; the body; bioart; new media art; literature; science fiction literature; movies; music. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
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