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Beyond Humanity
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Author : Justin Leiber
language : en
Publisher: Tor Books
Release Date : 1987-04-01
Beyond Humanity written by Justin Leiber and has been published by Tor Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987-04-01 with Fiction categories.
In a time when the quest for alien life forms has been stopped by prejudice against anything not completely and exclusively human, four "unnatural" beings--including Earth's last ape and a thinking computer--must help each other survive
Beyond Humanity
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Author : Gregory S. Paul
language : en
Publisher: Charles River Media
Release Date : 1996-01
Beyond Humanity written by Gregory S. Paul and has been published by Charles River Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-01 with Computers categories.
What will happen to us--after we teach our computers and robots to think? In this compelling book, two bestselling authors, a paleontologist and an artificial intelligence guru, take a controversial look at computer technology in the 21st century. They present the sociological, theological, and scientific issues that we will face, when brains are downloaded into receptacles and machines are more efficient than humans.
Beyond Humanity
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Author : Allen E. Buchanan
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2013-01-17
Beyond Humanity written by Allen E. Buchanan and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-17 with Philosophy categories.
Biotechnologies already on the horizon will enable us to be smarter, have better memories, be stronger and quicker, have more stamina, live longer, be more resistant to diseases, and enjoy richer emotional lives. To some of us, these prospects are heartening; to others, they are dreadful. In Beyond Humanity a leading philosopher offers a powerful and controversial exploration of urgent ethical issues concerning human enhancement. These raise enduring questions about what it is to be human, about individuality, about our relationship to nature, and about what sort of society we should strive to have. Allen E. Buchanan urges that the debate about enhancement needs to be informed by a proper understanding of evolutionary biology, which has discredited the simplistic conceptions of human nature used by many opponents of enhancement. He argues that there are powerful reasons for us to embark on the enhancement enterprise, and no objections to enhancement that are sufficient to outweigh them.
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Author : Christopher Myers
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2013-08-26
Beyond Humanity written by Christopher Myers and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-26 with Fiction categories.
Earth. A planet that humans have taken for granted since the dawn of their existence. When they fail to avert an encroaching apocalypse, humanity does the only action that seems rational: send its best men and women away to find a new world. When this chosen group reaches their destination though, unexpected complications take place. Passengers, traveling to what they hope will be a new Earth, awaken scattered across a foreign planet. One of those passengers is Ryan Thompson, a 16 year old boy who finds himself on an alien and yet familiar world, alone and lost. To reclaim hope for humanity, Ryan and his friends must evolve both physically and mentally, overcoming the dangers of the terrain and wildlife. If they fail to, then humanity's future is lost in the jungles of the planet that comes to be known as Calderan.
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Author : Helga Schweininger
language : en
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Release Date : 2012-03
Beyond Betrayal Beyond Humanity written by Helga Schweininger and has been published by Trafford Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03 with Fiction categories.
Based on true events, BEYOND BETRAYAL - BEYOND HUMANITY relates the human tragedy of Lieschen Reinking, a young aristocratic woman, and her family. The untimely, suspicious death of Lieschen’s mother and the disappearance of her grandmother break Lieschen’s heart when she is only fi ve years old. As soon as she can, she sets out to search for the truth. As a young woman, she falls passionately in love with Robert Schweitzer, but this love cannot exist. Her father wants her to marry Sigi Prinz from their own aristocracy. Lieschen detests Sigi. While the tragic mosaic of life and death, of love, hate, class affl ictions and deceit fracture Lieschen’s heart, the intricate mysteries unravel in an unexpected turn of events when Lieschen uncovers the truth about her mother’s death, her grandmother’s disapperance, and her controversial relationship with Robert Schweitzer. READERS COMMENTS: Engaging and Compelling.
Beyond Human
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Author : Charlie Blake
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2012-03-15
Beyond Human written by Charlie Blake and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-15 with Philosophy categories.
Explores the implications of our animal origins and posthuman futures for our understanding of our humanity and our relations with other species.
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Author : John Bryant
language : en
Publisher: Lion Books
Release Date : 2013
Beyond Human written by John Bryant and has been published by Lion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Social Science categories.
As the news constantly reminds us, recent advances in the biomedical sciences have brought within reach things that were unthinkable only a few years ago: * Designer babies * Genetically enhanced athletes * Human clones * Stem cell treatment * Medical technology * Transhumanism All these issues raise huge questions. Our power to intervene in the natural course of human life is immense: but what should we be doing and what should we avoid? And what about the inequalities of technological power across the globe? Biologist and ethics expert Dr John Bryant begins by placing modern biomedical science in its recent social history context, before moving on to discuss ethics and whether our normal ethical frameworks can cope with the questions thrown up by these huge issues. Throughout the book, Bryant encourages the reader to engage with the questions he addresses.
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Author : Christopher L Myers
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2017-01-23
Beyond Humanity written by Christopher L Myers and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-23 with categories.
Earth is gone, and as far as Ryan is concerned, he's the only person left alive. He didn't want to wake up in the middle of a strange forest, choking on the liquid that had kept him in hibernation. He didn't want to hurtle down to a new planet, watching as his friends' pods were scarred by atmospheric entry. He didn't want to follow his parents onto the Magellan, leaving behind his home and all but one backpack of belongings. Ryan just wanted to be out of school- maybe experience a bit of adventure. But not like this. Not lost, alone among the cries of something beyond the tree line. Alone, with two moons floating overhead and strange creatures in the sky. Alone and searching for any trace of his parents, his friends, or any piece of humanity.
Beyond Human
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Author : Eve Herold
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2016-08-16
Beyond Human written by Eve Herold and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-16 with Science categories.
Never before in the history of medicine has mankind faced such hope and peril as those of us poised to embrace the radical medical technologies of today. Eve Herold's Beyond Human examines the medical technologies taking shape at the nexus of computing, microelectronics, engineering, nanotechnology, cellular and gene therapies, and robotics. These technologies will dramatically transform our lives and allow us to live for hundreds of years. Yet, with these blessings come complicated practical and ethical issues, some of which we can predict, but many we cannot. Beyond Human taps the minds of doctors, scientists, and engineers engaged in developing a host of new technologies while telling the stories of some of the patients courageously testing the radical new treatments about to come into the market. Beyond Human asks the difficult questions of the scientists and bioethicists who seek to ensure that as our bodies and brains become ever more artificial, we hold onto our humanity. In this new world, will everyone have access to technological miracles, or will we end up living in a world of radical disparities? How will society accommodate life spans that extend into hundreds of years? Will we and our descendants be able to bring about the dream of a future liberated by technology, or will we end up merely serving the machines and devices that keep us healthy, smart, young, and alive?
Beyond Civilization
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Author : Daniel Quinn
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2009-02-04
Beyond Civilization written by Daniel Quinn and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-02-04 with Social Science categories.
In Beyond Civilization, Daniel Quinn thinks the unthinkable. We all know there's no one right way to build a bicycle, no one right way to design an automobile, no one right way to make a pair of shoes, but we're convinced that there must be only one right way to live -- and the one we have is it, no matter what. Beyond Civilization makes practical sense of the vision of Daniel Quinn's best-selling novel Ishmael. Examining ancient civilizations such as the Maya and the Olmec, as well as modern-day microcosms of alternative living like circus societies, Quinn guides us on a quest for a new model for society, one that is forward-thinking and encourages diversity instead of suppressing it. Beyond Civilization is not about a "New World Order" but a "New Personal World Order" that would allow people to assert control over their own destiny and grant them the freedom to create their own way of life right now -- not in some distant utopian future.