The Superfluity of the Human. Reflections on the Posthuman Condition (Posthuman Studies (PHST); vol. 6).

Paic, Zarko:

ISBN 10: 3796548377 / ISBN 13: 9783796548376

Published by Basel, Schwabe Vlg.,, 2023

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117 S. Neuwertiges Ex. / Fine Copy // The author claims that concerning the "progress" and "development" of the technoscientific mind in the application of artificial intelligence, the anthropological definition of man has become not only outdated and ineffective, but "man" has become "superfluous" for the logic of the digital age. He develops his argumentative assumptions, critically confronting numerous approaches to this problem, from Heidegger, Severino, G. Anders, Deleuze, Simondon, and Wiener. By showing how the prospects of future philosophy presuppose technological singularity and extropy, the link between posthumanism and transhumanism, the author raises the question of the possibility of thinking differently from metaphysics within the labyrinth of language. ISBN: 9783796548376 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 304.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Superfluity of the Human. Reflections on the Posthuman Condition (Posthuman Studies (PHST); vol. 6).
• Publisher: Basel, Schwabe Vlg.,
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3796548377
• ISBN 13: 9783796548376
• Binding: Gr.-8°, Ppbd.
• Weight: 304 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Philosophie

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Synopsis

The author claims that concerning the "progress" and "development" of the technoscientific mind in the application of artificial intelligence, the anthropological definition of man has become not only outdated and ineffective, but "man" has become "superfluous" for the logic of the digital age. He develops his argumentative assumptions, critically confronting numerous approaches to this problem, from Heidegger, Severino, G. Anders, Deleuze, Simondon, and Wiener. By showing how the prospects of future philosophy presuppose technological singularity and extropy, the link between posthumanism and transhumanism, the author raises the question of the possibility of thinking differently from metaphysics within the labyrinth of language.

About the Author

"zarko Paic is Professor at the University of Zagreb, where he teaches courses in Aesthetics and Media Theory. His publications include White Holes and the Visualization of the Body, Art and the Technosphere and The Return of Totalitarianism. "