Francesca Ferrando: The Art of Being Posthuman
The Art of Being Posthuman
Buch
- Who Are We in the 21st Century?
- Polity Press, 02/2024
- Einband: Gebunden
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9781509548958
- Bestellnummer: 11502676
- Umfang: 240 Seiten
- Gewicht: 454 g
- Maße: 224 x 143 mm
- Stärke: 27 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 21.2.2024
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
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Klappentext
This book offers a comprehensive reflection on the existential condition of the 21st century. A visionary introduction to existential posthumanism, it takes the form of eight meditations of posthuman self-inquiry.Existential posthumanism embraces the question 'Who am I?' in relation to: 'Where, When, and Why are We?'. This journey of self-discovery engages with a wide range of knowledge and expertise - from ancient paths of wisdom to the latest developments in science and biotechnologies; from Paleolithic times to the futures of radical life extension. The book declutters the habit of being human: as individuals, as societies, as a species. Letting go of the need for anthropocentric mastery and species-specific ambitions, the reader emerges regenerated. Being posthuman, in the 21st century, entails awareness of inter-being: from our symbiotic co-evolutions to the rights of Nature; from the geological time of the Anthropocene to the rise of Big Data and artificial intelligence. In ecology, biology, technology and ontology, the manifold paths of posthuman self-realization will reveal that we are all co-creators in the existential unfolding: our lives are our ultimate works of art.
The Art of Being Posthuman is a self-help guide to navigate our brave new world.