Religion and Transhumanism: The Unknown Future of Human Enhancement

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Religion and Transhumanism: The Unknown Future of Human Enhancement

Calvin Mercer , Tracy J. Trothen • Editors: Calvin Mercer , Tracy J. Trothen • 2014 • Praeger

Contributors
  • Anders Sandberg
  • Matthew Zaro Fisher
  • Jeanine Thweatt-Bates
  • Joseph Wolyniak
  • Patrick D. Hopkins
  • Todd T. W. Daly
  • Heup Young Kim
  • Michael S. Burdett
  • Geoffrey Redmond
  • Hava Tirosh-Samuelson
  • Amy Michelle DeBaets
  • Brian Patrick Green
  • Daniel McFee
  • Stephen Garner
  • Steven A. Benko
  • Amelia Hruby
  • Lee A. Johnson
  • Brent Waters
  • Cory Andrew Labrecque
  • Hannah Scheidt
  • Donald M. Braxton
  • Tracy J. Trothen
  • Ron Cole-Turner

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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.