Science Fiction, Alien Encounters, and the Ethics of Posthumanism, Gomel
Автор: Nayar Pramod K Название: Posthumanism ISBN: 0745662412 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780745662411 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 2533.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This timely book examines the rise of posthumanism as both a material condition and a developing philosophical-ethical project in the age of cloning, gene engineering, organ transplants and implants.
Автор: Snyder, Carey J. Название: British fiction and cross-cultural encounters ISBN: 0230602916 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780230602915 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 11179.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book reveals that British modernists read widely in anthropology and ethnography, sometimes conducted their own `fieldwork`, and thematized the challenges of cultural encounters in their fiction, letters, and essays.
Описание: "Prophets of the Posthuman" provides a fresh and original reading of fictional narratives that raise the question of what it means to be human in the face of rapidly developing bioenhancement technologies. Christina Bieber Lake argues that works by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Walker Percy, Flannery O`Connor, Toni Morrison, George Saunders, Marilynne Robinson, Raymond Carver, James Tiptree, Jr., and Margaret Atwood must be reevaluated in light of their contributions to larger ethical questions. Drawing on a wide range of sources in philosophical and theological ethics, Lake argues that these writers share a commitment to maintaining a category of personhood more meaningful than that allowed by utilitarian ethics. "Prophets of the Posthuman "insists that because technology can never ask whether we should do something that we have the power to do, literature must step into that role.Each of the chapters of this interdisciplinary study sets up a typical ethical scenario regarding human enhancement technology and then illustrates how a work of fiction uniquely speaks to that scenario, exposing a realm of human motivations that might otherwise be overlooked or simplified. Through the vision of the writers she discusses, Lake uncovers a deep critique of the ascendancy of personal autonomy as America s most cherished value. This ascendancy, coupled with technology s glamorous promises of happiness, helps to shape a utilitarian view of persons that makes responsible ethical behavior toward one another almost impossible. "Prophets of the Posthuman" charts the essential role that literature must play in the continuing conversation of what it means to be human in a posthuman world."As we attempt to make sense of the technologically accelerated and `enhanced` world in which we find ourselves, Christina Bieber Lake provides incisive analysis of contemporary encroachments upon our common humanity. She demonstrates how centrally significant the inexorable march of science to know and do whatever it can will be to our individual and collective sense of self." Avis Hewitt, Grand Valley State University"
Автор: Wallace Название: D.H. Lawrence, Science and the Posthuman ISBN: 1403942323 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781403942326 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 12577.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This first sustained study of Lawrence and science shows how `posthuman` conceptions of a material kinship between humans, animals and machines can transform our understanding of Lawrence`s work and of its complex relationship with scientific epistemologies.
Автор: Brindle Kym Название: Epistolary Encounters in Neo-Victorian Fiction ISBN: 113700715X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137007155 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 12577.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Neo-Victorian writers invoke conflicting viewpoints in diaries, letters, etc. to creatively retrace the past in fragmentary and contradictory ways. This book explores the complex desires involved in epistolary discoveries of `hidden` Victorians, offering new insight into the creative synthesising of critical thought within the neo-Victorian novel.
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