LEADER 01304nam 2200325 i 4500001 99126747653506421 005 20210504082227.0 006 m o d | 007 cr ||||||||||| 008 210504s2021 enk o 000 0 eng d 020 0-19-005151-5 020 0-19-005152-3 020 0-19-005150-7 035 (CKB)4100000011612209 035 (MiAaPQ)EBC6402761 035 (StDuBDS)EDZ0002395088 035 (PPN)25690233X 035 (EXLCZ)994100000011612209 040 MiAaPQ |beng |erda |epn |cMiAaPQ |dMiAaPQ 050 4 B842.5 |b.L485 2021 082 0 144 |223 100 1 Levin, Susan B., |d1961- |eauthor. 245 10 Posthuman bliss? : |bthe failed promise of transhumanism / |cSusan B. Levin. 264 1 Oxford, England : |bOxford University Press, |c[2021] 264 4 |c2021 300 1 online resource (370 pages). 336 text |2rdacontent 337 computer |2rdamedia 338 online resource |2rdacarrier 490 1 Oxford scholarship online 520 8 A tightly argued and expansive examination of the pitfalls of transhumanism, this book reacquaints us with what it means to live well. Author Susan B. Levin challenges transhumanists' overarching commitments regarding the mind and brain, ethics, liberal democracy, knowledge and reality, showing their notion of humanity's self-transcendence into 'posthumanity' to be little more than fantasy. 521 Specialized. 500 Also issued in print: 2021. 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 588 Description based on print version record. 650 0 Transhumanism. 776 |z0-19-005149-3 797 2 ebrary 830 0 Oxford scholarship online. 906 BOOK