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1 online resource (x, 192 pages) |
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Consciousness, literature & the arts, 1573-2193 ; 2 |
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Consciousness, literature & the arts ; 2. 1573-2193
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| Contents |
Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Consciousness and the Posthuman; Chapter 2: The Latent Powers of Consciousness vs. Bionic Humans; Chapter 3: Derrida's Indian Literary Subtext; Chapter 4: Consciousness and the Posthuman in Short Fiction; Chapter 5: Frankenstein: The Monster's Constructedness and the Narrativity of Consciousness; Chapter 6: William Gibson's Neuromancer: Technological Ambiguity; Chapter 7: Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash: Humans are not Computers; Chapter 8: Haruki Murakami's Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World: Unicorns, Elephants and Immortality |
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Chapter 9: Cyborg Revelations: Marge Piercy's He, She and ItChapter 10: Conclusion: The Survival of Human Nature; Works Cited; Index |
| Summary |
"Addressing a key issue related to human nature, this book argues that the first-person experience of pure consciousness may soon be under threat from posthuman biotechnology. Presented here for the first time, the essential argument of this book is more than a warning; it gives a direction: far better to practice patience and develop pure consciousness and evolve into a higher human being than to fall prey to the Faustian temptations of biotechnological power. As argued throughout the book, each person must choose for him or herself between the technological extension of physical experience through mind, body and world on the one hand, and the natural powers of human consciousness on the other as a means to realize their ultimate vision."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-186) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Biotechnology -- Social aspects
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Consciousness -- Social aspects
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Mind and body.
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Science fiction -- Social aspects
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Cyborgs in literature.
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Biotechnology in literature.
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SCIENCE -- Philosophy & Social Aspects.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Social Aspects.
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Biotechnology in literature
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Biotechnology -- Social aspects
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Consciousness -- Social aspects
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Cyborgs in literature
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Mind and body
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Science fiction -- Social aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1423790804 |
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9781423790808 |
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9789401202701 |
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9401202702 |
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