Posthumanism (Record no. 561421)
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| fixed length control field | 01640 a2200181 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9789388002714 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | IIT Kanpur |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 149 |
| Item number | H417pE |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Herbrechter, Stefan |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Posthumanism |
| Remainder of title | a critical analysis |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Stefan Herbrechter |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing India |
| Year of publication | 2018 |
| Place of publication | New Delhi |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | viii, 239p |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | What does it mean to be human today? The answer to this question, which is as old as the human species itself, is becoming less and less certain. Current technological developments increasingly erode our traditional humanist reflexes: consciousness, emotion, language, intelligence, morality, humour, mortality - all these no longer demonstrate the unique character and value of human existence. Instead, the spectre of the 'posthuman' is now being widely invoked as the 'inevitable' next evolutionary stage that humans are facing.<br/><br/>Who comes after the human? This is the question that posthumanists are taking as their starting point. This critical introduction understands posthumanism as a discourse, which, in principle, includes everything that has been and is being said about the figure of the 'posthuman'. It outlines the genealogy of the various posthuman 'scenarios' in circulation and engages with their theoretical and philosophical assumptions and social and political implications. It does so by connecting the philosophical debate about the future of humanity with a range of texts, including examples from new media, popular culture, science and the media. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Humanbeings |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Technology -- Social aspects |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Copy number | Uniform Resource Identifier | Cost, replacement price | Koha item type |
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| TEXT | PK Kelkar Library, IIT Kanpur | PK Kelkar Library, IIT Kanpur | 06/03/2020 | 8 | 489.30 | 149 H417pE cop.2 | A185277 | Copy 2 | 699.00 | Text Books | |||||
| General Stacks | PK Kelkar Library, IIT Kanpur | PK Kelkar Library, IIT Kanpur | 06/03/2020 | 8 | 489.30 | 149 H417pE cop.1 | A185276 | Copy 1 | 699.00 | Books |