Virtual immortality - god, evolution and the singularity in post- and transhumanism

Virtual immortality - god, evolution and the singularity in post- and transhumanism

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Long description: In recent years, ideas of post- and transhumanism have been popularized by novels, TV series and Hollywood movies. According to this radical perspective, humankind and all biological life have become obsolete. Traditional forms of life are inefficient to process information and too...

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1. Verfasser: Krüger, Oliver 1973- (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Jones, Ali (ÜbersetzerIn), Knight, Paul (ÜbersetzerIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Bielefeld transcript [2021]
Schriftenreihe:Cultures of society volume 41
Schlagworte:
Prognose
Religion
Sociology
sociology of religion
Sociology of Culture
Religious Studies
Science
Sociology of Science
Artificial Intelligence
Transhumanism
Singularity
Immortality
Futurology
Ray Kurzweil
Nick Bostrom
Frank Tipler
Transhumanismus
Menschheit
Posthumanismus
Individualismus
Gesellschaft
Unsterblichkeit
Digitale Revolution
Unsterblichkeit > Motiv
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Zusammenfassung:Long description: In recent years, ideas of post- and transhumanism have been popularized by novels, TV series and Hollywood movies. According to this radical perspective, humankind and all biological life have become obsolete. Traditional forms of life are inefficient to process information and too inept at crossing the high frontier: outer space. While humankind can expect to be replaced by their own artificial progeny, post-humanists assume that they will become an immortal part of a transcendent superintelligence. Krüger's award-winning study examines the historical and philosophical context of these futuristic promises by Ray Kurzweil, Nick Bostrom, Frank Tipler, and other posthumanist thinkers
Biographical note: Oliver Krüger is professor of religious studies at Fribourg University (Switzerland). After finishing his Ph.D. at Universität Bonn, for which he received the German Society's Award for dissertations in the history of religion, he conducted research at Universität Heidelberg on the Wiccan movement, and later worked on American funeral culture at Princeton. He also served as president of the Swiss Society for Religious Studies. Krüger specializes in the relationship between media, science, and religion
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (354 Seiten)
ISBN:9783839450598

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