The Technocene
Reflections on Bodies, Minds, and Markets
1st Edition
Published on 15. December 2018
224 pages
978-1-78308-833-1 (ISBN)
Description
Herminio Martins was one of the key pioneers of the sociology of science and technology. He published extensively in Portuguese and was recognized for his academic contributions with an honorary doctorate at Lisbon (2006) and two Portuguese Medals of Honour. Following his retirement from the University of Oxford, he wrote prolifically in English on a wide range of topics that examined the ethical and societal consequences of the commoditization of the human body and mind. These essays are deep philosophical reflections on our contemporary world, and draw extensively and eclectically upon a wide range of theoretical influences including continental philosophy, history and psychology, to name but a few disciplines. 'The Technocene' is a selection of some of these insightful essays, made available to a global audience for the first time.
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Edition
1st Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
File size
11,61 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78308-833-1 (9781783088331)
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Herminio Martins | S. Ravi Rajan | Danielle Crawford
The Technocene
Reflections on Bodies, Minds, and Markets
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12/2018
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Herminio Martins | S. Ravi Rajan | Danielle Crawford
The Technocene
Reflections on Bodies, Minds, and Markets
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1st Edition
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Persons
S. Ravi Rajan is professor of environmental studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, USA.
Content
Preface; Editor's Introduction: Herminio Martins and the Technocene; 1. The Technocene: On Bodies, Minds and Markets; 2. Technology Sublime: Paths to the Post-Human; 3. Perpetual Augmentation: From Eugenics to Human Genetic Capitalism; 4. The Body Vanishes! Momenta of Discarnation in Technoscience Today; 5. When Universities Become Body-Shops; Select Bibliography of Herminio Martins's Works; Index.
