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Ethics and Aesthetics of the Posthuman Condition – An Open Online Course

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Tag: Transhumanism

Transhumanist Thought - Root and Branches

Transhumanist Thought – Root and Branches

November 20, 2016 Maja Tingberg Kruse Assignment 6 2 comments

“Transhumanism is a modern expression of ancient and transcultural aspirations to radically transform human existence, socially and bodily. Before the

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The Techno-Deities of Roger Zelazny's "Lord of Light"

The Techno-Deities of Roger Zelazny’s “Lord of Light”

November 1, 2016 Sebastian Edin Assignment 4 3 comments

Earth is long since dead. On a colony planet, a band of men has gained control of technology, made themselves

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Transhuman bodymodification: An aesthetic paradigm shift.

Transhuman bodymodification: An aesthetic paradigm shift.

October 7, 2016 Daniel Anthony Slater Assignment 1 2 comments

One of the most striking things about contemporary western culture , or technoculture as Herbrechter calls it, is its overwhelming

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Transcendence: A utopian or a dystopian view into a posthuman future?

Transcendence: A utopian or a dystopian view into a posthuman future?

October 6, 2016 Claudia Bubke Assignment 1 3 comments

Despite  Herbrechter’s negation of “transcendence” (2013:3), the film Transcendence could still be an example of the posthuman concept. As a

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What makes us human?

What makes us human?

October 6, 2016 Sine Lykke Hansen Assignment 1 3 comments

”The challenge is to show you that she is a robot, and then see if you still feel she has

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The Posthuman Junkie (or the post-junk human)

The Posthuman Junkie (or the post-junk human)

October 6, 2016 Anna Rowntree Assignment 1 11 comments

  This is more a question that anything else, a proposed way of seeing which I would love your response

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Who is a Cyborg?

Who is a Cyborg?

October 1, 2016 Kim Haagen Mathiesen Assignment 1 9 comments

The posthuman is often characterized by prosthetics and cyborgism, drawing inspiration from science fiction in forming the image of what

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