The Transhumanist Reader: Classical and Contemporary Essays on the Science, Technology, and Philosophy of the Human Future

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Max More, Natasha Vita-More
John Wiley & Sons, 5 mars 2013 - 480 pages
The first authoritative and comprehensive survey of the origins and current state of transhumanist thinking

The rapid pace of emerging technologies is playing an increasingly important role in overcoming fundamental human limitations. Featuring core writings by seminal thinkers in the speculative possibilities of the posthuman condition, essays address key philosophical arguments for and against human enhancement, explore the inevitability of life extension, and consider possible solutions to the growing issues of social and ethical implications and concerns. Edited by the internationally acclaimed founders of the philosophy and social movement of transhumanism, The Transhumanist Reader is an indispensable guide to our current state of knowledge of the quest to expand the frontiers of human nature.

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Bringing the Arts Design into the Discussion of Transhumanism
18
Transhumanist Declaration 2012
54
Welcome to the Future of Medicine
67
A Ménage of Art Technology and Science
83
Alternative Biologies
100
The Cognitive Sphere
111
Artificial General Intelligence and the Future of Humanity
128
Intelligent Information Filters and Enhanced Reality
138
Medical Time Travel
220
Transhumanism and Personal Identity
227
Transcendent Engineering
234
Optimizing Technological Outcomes
258
Biopolitics and Policy
279
The Battle for the Future
302
Transgenderism Transhumanism
317
Is Enhancement Worthy of Being a Right?
345

Uploading to SubstrateIndependent Minds
146
Uploading
157
Core Technologies
165
Pigs in Cyberspace
177
Immortalist Fictions and Strategies
196
Dialogue between Ray Kurzweil and Eric Drexler
205
Identity and Beyond Death
213
Singularity
361
An Overview of Models of Technological Singularity
376
A Critical Discussion of Vinges Singularity Concept
395
The Worlds Most Dangerous Idea
419
Trans and Post
430
A Letter to Mother Nature
449
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Max More, PhD is President of Alcor Life Extension Foundation

Natasha Vita-More, PhD is a Professor at the University of Advancing Technology

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