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In the first decades of the twenty first century, advances in artificial intelligence, robotics, prosthetics and biogenetic technologies have begun to challenge seriously the very definition of the human itself. As we humans have become more and more reliant upon, entwined with and rewritten by our technologies, perhaps “human” is no longer an adequate or appropriate concept through which to view ourselves. It is perhaps time to consider ourselves posthuman. In Posthumanism: A Guide for the Perplexed, Peter Mahon gives his readers an overview of posthumanism, examining the intoxicating—and often troubling—entanglements of humans, animals and technology in science, society and culture that constitute its field. Mahon not only explores the key scientific advances in information technology and genetics have made us and society posthuman, but also how certain strands in art (such as science fiction and video games) and philosophy (for example, in the work of Andy Clarke and Jacques Derrida) have played—and continue to play—a crucial role in shaping how we understand those advances. Central to Mahon’s analysis of posthumanism is an understanding of technology as a pharmakon—an ancient G

Who reads Posthumanism: A Guide for the Perplexed (Guides for the Perplexed)?

Author

Peter Mahon

Publisher

Bloomsbury Academic; Bloomsbury

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9781474236812

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Philosophy, Humanities