Humanism and technology : opportunities and challenges /
This book interrogates the ways in which new technological advances impact the thought and practices of humanism. Chapters investigate the social, political and cultural implications of the creation and use of advanced forms of technology, examining both defining benefits and potential dangers. Cont...
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
[2016]
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| Series: | Studies in humanism and atheism.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction / Anthony B. Pinn
- 2. Humans, Humanities, and Humanism in an Age of Technology / Willem B. Drees
- 3. Which Humanist Are You? Reflections on Our Trans- and Posthumanity / William Grassie
- 4. E-Racing Identity? Black Bodies On and Off the Technological (Chopping) Block / Monica R. Miller
- 5. Approach to the Singularity: The Road to Ruin, or the Path to Salvation? / Clay Farris Naff
- 6. A Humanist Evaluation of Substantial Life Extension Through Biomedical Research and Technology / Peter Derkx
- 7. Technological Progress and Pious Modernity: Secular Liberals Fall Behind the Times / Taner Edis
- 8. Mad Science or School-to-Prison? / Sikivu Huthcinson
- 9. Tailoring Biotechnologies: A Humanist Perspective? / Guido Ruivenkamp
- 10. Books and Beyond: The Importance of Story in the Digital Age / Kurt Volkan.