Transhumanism and the Body

The World Religions Speak
2014
ISBN: 978-1-137-36583-5
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 217 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 3992 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in the Future of Humanity and its Successors

This collection of original articles, a sequel of sorts to the 2009 Religion and the Implications of Radical Life Extension (Palgrave Macmillan), is the first sustained reflection, by scholars with expertise in the faith traditions, on how the transhumanist agenda might impact the body.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mercer, C.

Maher, D.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Kognitionspsychologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword; James J. Hughes Introduction; Calvin Mercer and Derek Maher 1. The Transhumanist FAQ; Nick Bostrom 2. Buddhism; Derek Maher 3. Daoism; Livia Kohn 4. Hinduism 5. Islam; Hamid Mavani 6. Jainism; Christopher Chapple 7. Judaism; Rabbi Elliot Dorff 8. Mormonism; Adam Miller 9. Protestant Christianity; Calvin Mercer 10. Roman Catholic Christianity; James F. Keenan 11. Concluding Reflections; Ron Cole-Turner

Über Autor(innen)

James J. Hughes, Trinity College, USA
Nick Bostrom, University of Oxford, UK
Livia Kohn, Boston University, USA
Hamid Mavani, Claremont Graduate University, USA
Christopher Chapple, Loyola Marymount University, USA
Rabbi Elliot Dorff, American University of Judaism, USA
Adam Miller, Collin College, USA
James F. Keenan, Boston College, USA
Ron Cole-Turner, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, USA