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Posthuman: Consciousness and Pathic Engagement
Mauro Maldonato (Ed.)
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Description for Posthuman: Consciousness and Pathic Engagement
Paperback. Editor(s): Maldonato, Mauro. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; JHMC; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Emerging at the margins of science fiction the concept of posthuman has become the most potent and pervasive movement of contemporary culture. From science to ethics, from philosophy to art, from politics to communication, posthuman studies transcend analytical-conceptual categories of traditional disciplines. This new anthropology, open to a hetero-referential alterity (bio-techno-IT), requires, on the pathic level, new forms of adaptation and integration. The emancipation of the idea of a presumed human essence brings possibilities as well as risks. This book sets out to show how, beyond epistemological asymmetries and different forms of language, reflection on the posthuman in terms of ... Read more
Emerging at the margins of science fiction the concept of posthuman has become the most potent and pervasive movement of contemporary culture. From science to ethics, from philosophy to art, from politics to communication, posthuman studies transcend analytical-conceptual categories of traditional disciplines. This new anthropology, open to a hetero-referential alterity (bio-techno-IT), requires, on the pathic level, new forms of adaptation and integration. The emancipation of the idea of a presumed human essence brings possibilities as well as risks. This book sets out to show how, beyond epistemological asymmetries and different forms of language, reflection on the posthuman in terms of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845197131
SKU
V9781845197131
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About Mauro Maldonato (Ed.)
Mauro Maldonato is an Italian psychiatrist, professor at Universita degli Studi della Basilicata of Matera. His academic formation includes studies at the La Sapienza University (Rome), Federico II (Naples), London School of Economics, and the Ecole des hautes etudes (Paris). He has been a recurrent visiting professor at the Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP), Pontificia Universidade Catolica (PUC) di Sao ... Read more
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