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Religious Transhumanism and Its Critics.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gouw, Arvin M.
- Series:
- Religion and science as a critical discourse
- Religion and Science as a Critical Discourse
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Transhumanism--Religious aspects.
- Transhumanism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (489 pages).
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2022.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Series Editor Foreword
- Foreword
- Preface
- The Posthuman Is Post-What?
- Critical Public Theology
- Transhumanism: What Does It Mean?
- From the Anthropocene to the Technosapien Period
- Public Theologians and Religious Transhumanists
- Notes
- Part I: Techno-Utopia? Where Are Transhumanists Leading Us?
- Chapter 1: Homo Deus or Frankenstein's Monster?: Religious Transhumanism and Its Critics
- From the Human to the Posthuman via the Transhuman
- Cybernetic Immortality and Radial Life Extension
- Singularity and Salvation
- A Survey: Axial Religions Respond to RLE and H+
- Prometheus and Frankenstein
- Religion and Science as Critical Discourse
- The Eschatological Proviso
- Conclusion
- Chapter 2: Are We Becoming God(s)?: Transhumanism, Posthumanism, Antihumanism, and the Divine
- Question 1. Are We Becoming God(s)? Transhumanism and the Divine
- Question 2. Are We Playing God with Techno-Enhancement?
- Question 3. Are We Being God(s)? Philosophical Posthumanism and the Divine
- Question 4. Are We Killing God(s)? Antihumanism and the Divine
- Conclusions
- Notes
- Part II: What Are Religious Transhumanists and Their Critics Saying?
- Chapter 3: Mormon Transhumanism
- Mormonism
- Post-secular Religion
- Technological Evolution
- Transhumanism
- Misrecognized Religiosity
- Accelerating Change
- Myths and Visions
- New God Argument
- Mormonism Mandates Transhumanism
- Chapter 4: Pre-Original Buddhism and the Transhumanist Imperative
- Original Buddhism
- Pre-Original Buddhism
- What Did the Buddha Know and When Did He Know It?
- Historical Development of Transhumanism
- Pre-Original Buddhism Meets Transhumanism
- Was Franklin Merrell-Wolff the Original Buddhist Transhumanist?
- Chapter 5: Unitarian Universalists as Critical Transhumanists
- Background: The Enlightenment Sieve
- Evolution, Humanism, and Eugenics
- Post-World War II Techno-Utopianism and the Emerging Transhumanists
- Bio-conservative Opposition to Transhumanism
- Virtues and Moral Enhancement
- UUs in Dialogue with the Transhuman Project
- Conclusion: UUs as Critical Transhumanists
- Chapter 6: Perfecting Humanity in Confucianism and Transhumanism
- Perfecting Humanity in Confucianism: Cultivating the Mind-and-Heart
- Original Humanity: Tiān mìng
- Existential Humanity: The Human Mind
- Restoration of Original Humanity: Self-Cultivation
- Human Perfection in Transhumanism: Manufacturing Superintelligence
- Posthuman
- Superintelligence
- Immortality
- Uploading
- Sage or a Cyborg?
- Existential Humanity, Again
- Perfecting Humanity, Again
- Chapter 7: Why Christian Transhumanism?
- What Drives These Transhumanist Visions?
- Christian Transhumanism as Conversation
- An Incarnational Model of Engagement
- Notes:
- A Theology of Technology.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Gouw, Arvin M. Religious Transhumanism and Its Critics.
- ISBN:
- 9781498584142
- 1498584144
- Publisher Number:
- 40031075547
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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