The Proactionary Imperative
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The Proactionary Imperative
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Author : S. Fuller
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2014-07-16
The Proactionary Imperative written by S. Fuller and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-16 with Philosophy categories.
The Proactionary Imperative debates the concept of transforming human nature, including such thorny topics as humanity's privilege as a species, our capacity to 'play God', the idea that we might treat our genes as a capital investment, eugenics and what it might mean to be 'human' in the context of risky scientific and technological interventions.
The Proactionary Imperative
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Author : S. Fuller
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2014-07-16
The Proactionary Imperative written by S. Fuller and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-16 with Philosophy categories.
The Proactionary Imperative debates the concept of transforming human nature, including such thorny topics as humanity's privilege as a species, our capacity to 'play God', the idea that we might treat our genes as a capital investment, eugenics and what it might mean to be 'human' in the context of risky scientific and technological interventions.
Religion And The Technological Future
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Author : Calvin Mercer
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-02-22
Religion And The Technological Future written by Calvin Mercer and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-22 with Social Science categories.
We live in an age of rapid technological advancement. Never before has humankind wielded so much power over our own biology. Biohacking, the attempt at human enhancement of physical, cognitive, affective, moral, and spiritual traits, has become a global phenomenon. This textbook introduces religious and ethical implications of biohacking, artificial intelligence, and other technological changes, offering perspectives from monotheistic and karmic religions and applied ethics. These technological breakthroughs are transforming our societies and ourselves fundamentally via genetic modification, tissue engineering, artificial intelligence, robotics, the merging of computer technology with human biology, extended reality, brain stimulation, and nanotechnology. The book also considers the extreme possibilities of mind uploading, cryonics, and superintelligence. Chapters explore some of the political, economic, sociological, and psychological dimensions of these advances, with bibliographies for further study and questions for discussion. The technological future is here – and it is up to us to decide its moral and religious shape.
Postdigital Theologies
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Author : Maggi Savin-Baden
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2022-09-01
Postdigital Theologies written by Maggi Savin-Baden and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-01 with Education categories.
This book is about the relationships between technologies and the content of religious belief and practice. A number of models are now starting to emerge, but each of these depends on the theological or philosophical framework within which the debate is set. At at the same time, there are dilemmas operating at different ends of the spectrum. For example, at one end there is a tendency towards subsuming the digital within the divine, and at the other an instrumental stance relating to how technology is deployed. Either of these stances could be said to ignore rather than acknowledge that the human itself is being changed as a result of the interactions with the digital. The book explores the following areas: · Where is God to be found or present in the postdigital condition? · What are the implications of the postdigital condition for spirituality and indeed for the activity of God through the Holy Spirit? · How do concepts of transhumanism or posthumanism effect understandings of the incarnation? · Does the doctrine of the Trinity need revisiting in the light of the digital as medium of relationship? · Does Creation now include the postdigital? · What of the Kingdom of God now that the kingdom of the Tech giants is so powerful all-consuming?
Knowledge
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Author : Steve Fuller
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-05-08
Knowledge written by Steve Fuller and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-08 with Philosophy categories.
The theory of knowledge, or epistemology, is often regarded as a dry topic that bears little relation to actual knowledge practices. Knowledge: The Philosophical Quest in History addresses this perception by showing the roots, developments and prospects of modern epistemology from its beginnings in the nineteenth century to the present day. Beginning with an introduction to the central questions and problems in theory of knowledge, Steve Fuller goes on to demonstrate that contemporary epistemology is enriched by its interdisciplinarity, analysing keys areas including: Epistemology as Cognitive Economics Epistemology as Divine Psychology Epistemology as Philosophy of Science Epistemology as Sociology of Science Epistemology and Postmodernism. A wide-ranging and historically-informed assessment of the ways in which man has - and continues to - pursue, question, contest, expand and shape knowledge, this book is essential reading anyone in the Humanities and Social Sciences interested in the history and practical application of epistemology.
Imagined Futures In Science Technology And Society
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Author : Gert Verschraegen
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-04-07
Imagined Futures In Science Technology And Society written by Gert Verschraegen and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-07 with Social Science categories.
Imagining, forecasting and predicting the future is an inextricable and increasingly important part of the present. States, organizations and individuals almost continuously have to make decisions about future actions, financial investments or technological innovation, without much knowledge of what will exactly happen in the future. Science and technology play a crucial role in this collective attempt to make sense of the future. Technological developments such as nanotechnology, robotics or solar energy largely shape how we dream and think about the future, while economic forecasts, gene tests or climate change projections help us to make images of what may possibly occur in the future. This book provides one of the first interdisciplinary assessments of how scientific and technological imaginations matter in the formation of human, ecological and societal futures. Rooted in different disciplines such as sociology, philosophy, and science and technology studies, it explores how various actors such as scientists, companies or states imagine the future to be and act upon that imagination. Bringing together case studies from different regions around the globe, including the electrification of German car infrastructure, or genetically modified crops in India, Imagined Futures in Science, Technology and Society shows how science and technology create novel forms of imagination, thereby opening horizons toward alternative futures. By developing central aspects of the current debate on how scientific imagination and future-making interact, this timely volume provides a fresh look at the complex interrelationships between science, technology and society. This book will be of interest to postgraduate students interested in Science and Technology Studies, History and Philosophy of Science, Sociology, Cultural Studies, Anthropology, Political Sciences, Future Studies and Literary Sciences.
Postdigital Humans
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Author : Maggi Savin-Baden
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-05-27
Postdigital Humans written by Maggi Savin-Baden and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-27 with Education categories.
This book explores approaches to developing and using postdigital humans and the impact they are having on a postdigital world. It presents current research and practices at a time when education is changing rapidly with digital, technological advances. In particular, it outlines the major challenges faced by today’s employers, developers, teachers, researchers, priests and philosophers. The book examines conceptions of postdigital humans and studies the issue in connection with ethics and employment, as well as from perspectives such as philosophy and religion.
Social Epistemology And Epistemic Agency
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Author : Patrick J. Reider
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2016-07-15
Social Epistemology And Epistemic Agency written by Patrick J. Reider and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-15 with Philosophy categories.
This book offers a comprehensive overview of the arguments relating to the extent and manner to which social influences enable epistemic agents.
Humanism And Its Discontents
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Author : Paul Jorion
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2022-02-12
Humanism And Its Discontents written by Paul Jorion and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-12 with Philosophy categories.
This 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. It 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. Two 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.
The Spirit Of Luc Boltanski
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Author : Simon Susen
language : en
Publisher: Anthem Press
Release Date : 2014-11-01
The Spirit Of Luc Boltanski written by Simon Susen and has been published by Anthem Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-01 with Social Science categories.
What is the relevance of Luc Boltanski’s ‘pragmatic sociology of critique’ to central issues in contemporary social and political analysis? In seeking to respond to this question, this book contains critical commentaries from prominent social theorists attempting to map out the influence and broad scope of Boltanski’s oeuvre.