{"product_id":"posthuman-life-david-roden-9781844658060","title":"Posthuman Life: Philosophy at the Edge of the Human","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe imagine posthumans as humans made superhumanly intelligent or resilient by future advances in nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology and cognitive science. Many argue that these enhanced people might live better lives; others fear that tinkering with our nature will undermine our sense of our own humanity. Whoever is right, it is assumed that our technological successor will be an upgraded or degraded version of us: Human 2.0. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePosthuman Life\u003c\/i\u003e argues that the enhancement debate projects a human face onto an empty screen. We do not know what will happen and, not being posthuman, cannot anticipate how posthumans will assess the world. If a posthuman future will not necessarily be informed by our kind of subjectivity or morality the limits of our current knowledge must inform any ethical or political assessment of that future. \u003ci\u003ePosthuman Life \u003c\/i\u003edevelops a critical metaphysics of posthuman succession and argues that only a truly speculative posthumanism can support an ethics that meets the challenge of the transformative potential of technology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Roden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1844658066\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781844658060\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2015 pg. 1670","brand":"David Roden","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984388292863,"sku":"9781844658060","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_076056a0-0cd0-4bd0-947c-fa54845f8dec.jpg?v=1683272026","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/posthuman-life-david-roden-9781844658060","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}