Name: Virtual Immortality – God, Evolution, and the Singularity in Post- and Transhumanism
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Virtual Immortality – God, Evolution, and the Singularity in Post- and Transhumanism

By (author): Oliver Krüger, Translated by: Ali Jones, Translated by: Paul Knight

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Published: 22-Oct-2021
ISBN: 9783837650594

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356 Pages

Subjects:
Religious groups: social & cultural aspects
Religion: general
Cultural studies
Ethical & social aspects of IT
Sociology
Impact of science & technology on society
Literary studies: general
Theory of art
Social & cultural history
Popular culture
Electronic
holographic & video art
The arts: general issues
Gender studies
gender groups
Human rights
History of engineering & technology
Ethics & moral philosophy
Bio-ethics
Philosophy
Philosophy of science
Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology
Medicine: general issues
Medical ethics & professional conduct

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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 at processing information and inept at crossing the high frontier: outer space. While humankind can expect to be replaced by their own artificial progeny, posthumanists 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.

Oliver Krüger (Prof. Dr.) lehrt Religionswissenschaft an der Universität Freiburg (Schweiz). Seine Forschungsinteressen beziehen sich neben dem Feld von Religion und Medien auf die Religionssoziologie und Thanatosoziologie.