Cyborg Selves

Cyborg Selves
Author: Jeanine Thweatt-Bates
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2016-05-13
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1317155173

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What is the 'posthuman'? Is becoming posthuman inevitable-something which will happen to us, or something we will do to ourselves? Why do some long for it, while others fearfully reject it? These questions underscore the fact that the posthuman is a name for the unknown future, and therefore, not a single idea but a jumble of competing visions - some of which may be exciting, some of which may be frightening, and which is which depends on who you are, and what you desire to be. This book aims to clarify current theological and philosophical dialogue on the posthuman by arguing that theologians must pay attention to which form of the posthuman they are engaging, and to demonstrate that a 'posthuman theology' is not only possible, but desirable, when the vision of the posthuman is one which coincides with a theological vision of the human.

Cyborg Selves

Cyborg Selves
Author: Dr Jeanine Thweatt-Bates
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2013-06-28
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1409481832

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What is the 'posthuman'? Is becoming posthuman inevitable-something which will happen to us, or something we will do to ourselves? Why do some long for it, while others fearfully reject it? These questions underscore the fact that the posthuman is a name for the unknown future, and therefore, not a single idea but a jumble of competing visions - some of which may be exciting, some of which may be frightening, and which is which depends on who you are, and what you desire to be. This book aims to clarify current theological and philosophical dialogue on the posthuman by arguing that theologians must pay attention to which form of the posthuman they are engaging, and to demonstrate that a 'posthuman theology' is not only possible, but desirable, when the vision of the posthuman is one which coincides with a theological vision of the human.

Cyborg Selves

Cyborg Selves
Author: Jeanine Thweatt-Bates
Publisher:
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2012
Genre: Cyborgs
ISBN: 9781315575728

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Cyborg Theology

Cyborg Theology
Author: Scott A. Midson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2017-10-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 178672295X

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In particular, Donna Haraway argued in her famous 1991 'Cyborg Manifesto' that people, since they are so often now detached and separated from nature, have themselves evolved into cyborgs. This striking idea has had considerable influence within critical theory, cultural studies and even science fiction (where it has surfaced, for example, in the Terminator films and in the Borg of the Star Trek franchise). But it is a notion that has had much less currency in theology. In his innovative new book, Scott Midson boldly argues that the deeper nuances of Haraway's and the cyborg idea can similarly rejuvenate theology, mythology and anthropology. Challenging the damaging anthropocentrism directed towards nature and the non-human in our society, the author reveals - through an imaginative reading of the myth of Eden - how it is now possible for humanity to be at one with the natural world even as it vigorously pursues novel, 'post-human', technologies.

Religion and Transhumanism

Religion and Transhumanism
Author: Calvin Mercer
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 632
Release: 2014-11-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

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Should technology be used to improve human faculties such as cognition and longevity? This thought-provoking dialogue between "transhumanism" and religion examines enhancement technologies that could radically alter the human species. "Transhumanism" or "human enhancement" is an intellectual and cultural movement that advocates the use of emerging technologies to change human traits. Although they may sound like science fiction, the possibilities suggested by transhumanism are very real, and the questions they raise have no easy answers. If these enhancements—especially major ones like the indefinite extension of healthy human life—become widely available, they would arguably have a more radical impact on humankind than any other development in history. This book comprises essays that explore transhumanism and the issues that surround it, addressing numerous fascinating questions posed by scholars of religion from various traditions. How will "immortality" or extreme longevity change our religious beliefs and practices? How might pharmaceuticals enhance spiritual experiences? Will "post-human" technologies be available to all persons, or will a superior "post-human race" arise to dominate the human species? The discussions are as intriguing as the future they suggest.

Modified: Living as a Cyborg

Modified: Living as a Cyborg
Author: Chris Hables Gray
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2020-10-07
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1351107828

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Building off the highly successful The Cyborg Handbook, this new collection of essays, interviews, and creative pieces brings together a set of compelling personal accounts about what it means to live as a cyborg in the twenty-first century. Human integration with complex technologies goes back to clothes, cooking, and language, but has accelerated incredibly in the last few centuries, with interest spreading among scientists, coders, people with sophisticated implants, theorists, and artists. This collection includes some of the most articulate of these voices from over 25 countries, including Donna Haraway, Stelarc, Natasha Vita-More, Steve Mann, Amber Case, Michael Chorost, Moon Ribas, Kevin Warwick, Sandy Stone, Dion Farquhar, Angeliki Malakasioti, Elif Ayiter, Heesang Lee, Angel Gordo, and others. Addressing topics including race, gender, sexuality, class, conflict, capitalism, climate change, disability and beyond, this collection also explores the differences between robots, androids, cyborgs, hybrids, post-, trans-, and techno-humans, offering readers a critical vocabulary for understanding and discussing the cyborgification of culture and everyday life. Compelling, interdisciplinary, and international, the book is a perfect primer for students, researchers, and teachers of cyberculture, media and cultural theory, and science fiction studies, as well as anyone interested in the intersections between human and machine.

Neither Here nor There

Neither Here nor There
Author: Timothy Carson
Publisher: Lutterworth Press
Total Pages: 359
Release: 2019-02-28
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0718847881

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Neither Here nor There: The Many Voices of Liminality draws together the expertise, experience, and insights of a coterie of authors, all of whom relate the core concepts of liminality to their unique contexts. The experience of and inquiry into liminal phenomena have developed into a distinct discipline of study which now crosses and informs many areas of thought, including anthropology, sociology, theology, psychology, literature and education. New vistas of interdisciplinary study have opened as a result of sharing the common language and symbol system of liminality. This anthology reflects the current resurgence of liminality and provides a critical source book ideal for individual reflection, study groups, classes and seminars. Fromthe inner workings of spiritual life to large social transformations, liminality now provides a powerful interpretive tool and effective method for spiritual direction, teaching and leadership.

Popular Culture and Critical Pedagogy

Popular Culture and Critical Pedagogy
Author: Toby Daspit
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2012-09-10
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1135576041

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This collection attempts to incorporate cultural studies into the understanding of schooling, not simply addressing how students read themselves as "members" of a distinct culture, but how they, along with teachers and administrators, read popular texts in general. The purpose of this book is to suggest some alternative directions critical pedagogy can take in its critique of popular culture by inviting multiple reading of popular texts into its analysis of schooling and seeing many forms of popular culture as critical pedagogical texts.

Cyborg Selves

Cyborg Selves
Author: Shannan Palma
Publisher:
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2000
Genre:
ISBN:

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Religious Transhumanism and Its Critics

Religious Transhumanism and Its Critics
Author: Arvin M. Gouw
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 489
Release: 2022-03-10
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1498584144

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"In this book, the contributors examine how various religious traditions engage with transhumanism and its vision for the future"--