{"product_id":"the-transhumanist-reader-isbn-9781118334317","title":"The Transhumanist Reader","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first authoritative and comprehensive survey of the origins and current state of transhumanist thinking\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Transhumanist Reader\u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable guide to our current state of knowledge of the quest to expand the frontiers of human nature.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eContributor Biographies ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Roots and Core Themes 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Philosophy of Transhumanism 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMax More\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Aesthetics: Bringing the Arts \u0026amp; Design into the Discussion of Transhumanism 18\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNatasha Vita-More\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Why I Want to be a Posthuman When I Grow Up 28\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNick Bostrom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Transhumanist Declaration (2012) 54\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVarious\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Morphological Freedom – Why We Not Just Want It, but Need It 56\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnders Sandberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Human Enhancement: The Somatic Sphere 65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Welcome to the Future of Medicine 67\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert A. Freitas Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Life Expansion Media 73\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNatasha Vita-More\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Hybronaut Affair: A Ménage of Art, Technology, and Science 83\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLaura Beloff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Transavatars 91\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam Sims Bainbridge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Alternative Biologies 100\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRachel Armstrong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Human Enhancement: The Cognitive Sphere 111\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Re-Inventing Ourselves: The Plasticity of Embodiment, Sensing, and Mind 113\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndy Clark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Artificial General Intelligence and the Future of Humanity 128\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBen Goertzel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Intelligent Information Filters and Enhanced Reality 138\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlexander “Sasha” Chislenko\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Uploading to Substrate-Independent Minds 146\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRandal A. Koene\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Uploading 157\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRalph C. Merkle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Core Technologies 165\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Why Freud Was the First Good AI Theorist 167\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarvin Minsky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Pigs in Cyberspace 177\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHans Moravec\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Nanocomputers 182\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJ. Storrs Hall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Immortalist Fictions and Strategies 196\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael R. Rose\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Dialogue between Ray Kurzweil and Eric Drexler 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Engines of Life: Identity and Beyond Death 213\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 The Curate’s Egg of Anti-Anti-Aging Bioethics 215\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAubrey de Grey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Medical Time Travel 220\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBrian Wowk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Transhumanism and Personal Identity 227\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames Hughes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Transcendent Engineering 234\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGiulio Prisco\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Enhanced Decision-Making 241\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Idea Futures: Encouraging an Honest Consensus 243\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobin Hanson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 The Proactionary Principle: Optimizing Technological Outcomes 258\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMax More\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 The Open Society and Its Media 268\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark S. Miller, with E. Dean Tribble, Ravi Pandya, and Marc Stiegler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII Biopolitics and Policy 279\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Performance Enhancement and Legal Theory: An Interview with\u003cbr\u003e Professor Michael H. Shapiro 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Justifying Human Enhancement: The Accumulation of Biocultural Capital 291\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndy Miah\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 The Battle for the Future 302\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGregory Stock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Mind is Deeper Than Matter: Transgenderism, Transhumanism, and the Freedom of Form 317\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMartine Rothblatt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 For Enhancing People 327\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRonald Bailey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Is Enhancement Worthy of Being a Right? 345\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePatrick D. Hopkins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Freedom by Design: Transhumanist Values and Cognitive Liberty 355\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWrye Sententia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VIII Future Trajectories: Singularity 361\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Technological Singularity 365\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVernor Vinge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 An Overview of Models of Technological Singularity 376\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnders Sandberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 A Critical Discussion of Vinge’s Singularity Concept 395\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Brin, Damien Broderick, Nick Bostrom, Alexander “Sasha” Chislenko, Robin Hanson, Max More, Michael Nielsen, and Anders Sandberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IX The World’s Most Dangerous Idea 419\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 The Great Transition: Ideas and Anxieties 421\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRussell Blackford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Trans and Post 430\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDamien Broderick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Back to Nature II: Art and Technology in the Twenty-First Century 438\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRoy Ascott\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 A Letter to Mother Nature 449\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMax More\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 Progress and Relinquishment 451\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRay Kurzweil\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 454\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The book, with the exceptions mentioned, may be read by nearly anyone. It is a simple and straight way to make oneself an idea about a movement it is now impossible not to know.” \u003cbr\u003e(\u003ci\u003eMetapsychology\u003c\/i\u003e, 19 November 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Edited by the internationally acclaimed founders of the philosophy and social movement of transhumanism, \u003ci\u003eThe Transhumanist Reader\u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable guide to our current state of knowledge of the quest to expand the frontiers of human nature.”\u003cbr\u003e(\u003ci\u003eLIS Trends\u003c\/i\u003e, 8 March 2013)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview appeared in http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/brain-flapping\/2013\/jul\/10\/human-evolution-next-stages\"\u003cbr\u003eThe Guardian 1st July 2013\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMax More, PhD\u003c\/b\u003e is President of Alcor Life Extension Foundation \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNatasha Vita-More, PhD\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor at the University of Advancing Technology   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e “We are in the process of upgrading the human species, so we might as well do it with deliberation and foresight. A good first step is this book, which collects the smartest thinking available concerning the inevitable conflicts, challenges and opportunities arising as we re-invent ourselves. It’s a core text for anyone making the future.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e —Kevin Kelly, Senior Maverick for Wired \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Transhumanism has moved from a fringe concern to a mainstream academic movement with real intellectual credibility. This is a great taster of some of the best emerging work. In the last 10 years, transhumanism has spread not as a religion but as a creative rational endeavor.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e —Julian Savulescu, Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics, University of Oxford \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The Transhumanist Reader is an important, provocative compendium critically exploring the history, philosophy, and ethics of transhumanism. The contributors anticipate crucial biopolitical, ecological and planetary implications of a radically technologically enhanced population.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e —Edward Keller, Director, Center for Transformative Media, Parsons The New School for Design \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“This important book contains essays by many of the top thinkers in the field of transhumanism. It’s a must-read for anyone interested in the future of humankind.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e —Sonia Arrison, Best-selling author of \u003ci\u003e100 Plus: How The Coming Age of Longevity Will Change Everything\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rapid pace of emerging technologies is playing an increasingly important role in overcoming fundamental human limitations. The \u003ci\u003eTranshumanist Reader\u003c\/i\u003e presents the first authoritative and comprehensive survey of the origins and current state of transhumanist thinking regarding technology’s impact on the future of humanity. 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 social and ethical implications and concerns. A multidisciplinary approach to themes of transhumanism reveals the full breadth of the philosophical study of issues relating to human enhancement, human futures, and the advancement and transformation of the human condition. Edited by the internationally acclaimed founders of the philosophy and social movement of transhumanism, \u003ci\u003eThe Transhumanist Reader\u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable guide to our current state of knowledge on the quest to expand the frontiers of human nature.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“We are in the process of upgrading the human species, so we might as well do it with deliberation and foresight. A good first step is this book, which collects the smartest thinking available concerning the inevitable conflicts, challenges and opportunities arising as we re-invent ourselves. It's a core text for anyone making the future.”\u003cbr\u003e—Kevin Kelly, Senior Maverick for \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Transhumanism has moved from a fringe concern to a mainstream academic movement with real intellectual credibility. This is a great taster of some of the best emerging work. In the last 10 years, transhumanism has spread not as a religion but as a creative rational endeavor.”\u003cbr\u003e—Julian Savulescu, Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics, University of Oxford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Transhumanist Reader\u003c\/i\u003e is an important, provocative compendium critically exploring the history, philosophy, and ethics of transhumanism. The contributors anticipate crucial biopolitical, ecological and planetary implications of a radically technologically enhanced population.”\u003cbr\u003e—Edward Keller, Director, Center for Transformative Media, Parsons The New School for Design\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This important book contains essays by many of the top thinkers in the field of transhumanism.  It’s a must-read for anyone interested in the future of humankind.”\u003cbr\u003e—Sonia Arrison, Best-selling author of \u003ci\u003e100 Plus: How The Coming Age of Longevity Will Change Everything\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990356672741,"sku":"NP9781118334317","price":50.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118334317.jpg?v=1761787493","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-transhumanist-reader-isbn-9781118334317","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}