
Posthumanism: A Guide for the Perplexed
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Posthumanism: A Guide for the Perplexed provides a concise, detailed and coherent exploration of posthumanism, introducing key approaches, concepts and themes. It is ideal for readers of all stripes who are interested in a concrete posthumanism and require more than just a simple introduction.
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2 Cybernetics, Information, Prosthetics, Genetics Introduction to techno-scientific posthumanism: Trust, but verify Cybernetics and information Neuroprosthetics Genetic manipulations
3 Artificial Intelligences
An (all-too-brief) brief history of artificial intelligence Machine learning: Some basics Google DeepMind's DQN Agent 'I, Hector'
IBM Watson
4 Socio-cultural Posthumanism
The perils of representation (science and technology) Post . . . human: The entanglements of text Signs of life: Self-reflexiveness. . . art . . . posthumanism
5 Philosophical Posthumanism
Animals and robots
Animal . . . human . . . machine: An auto-affective posthumanism Transhumanism and singularity
6 Conclusion: Some Thoughts on Digital Humanities and 'Post-humanities'
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