{"product_id":"humanism-and-its-discontents-paul-jorion-9783030670061","title":"Humanism and Its Discontents: The Rise of Transhumanism and Posthumanism","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book explains that while posthumanism rose in opposition to the biblical contention that 'Man was created in the image of God', transhumanism ascertained the complementary view that 'Man has been assigned dominion over all creatures', further exploring a path that had been opened up by the Enlightenment's notion of human perfectibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt explains also how posthumanism and transhumanism relate to deconstruction theory, and on a broader level to capitalism, libertarianism, and the fight against human extinction which may involve trespassing the boundary of the skin, achieving individual immortality or dematerialization of the Self and colonisation of distant planets and stars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo authors debate about truth and reason in today's world, the notion of personhood and the legacy of the Nietzschean Superhuman in the current varieties of anti-humanism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Jorion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3030670066\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783030670061\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 225\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.54d","brand":"Paul Jorion","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44149137146111,"sku":"9783030670061","price":139.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8eaa3f98-216b-4fca-9799-e8916ffe7f11.jpg?v=1688455030","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/humanism-and-its-discontents-paul-jorion-9783030670061","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}