Between Bioconservatism and transhumanism: In search of a third way

• Authors: Filip Bardziński
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Review of the book edited by R. Cole-Turner Transhumanism and Transcendence: Christian Hope in an Age of Technological Enhancement.

Keywords

EN

transhumanism; visit theology; patient transcendence; Christianity; Bostrom

• Publisher: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
• Journal: Ethics in Progress
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 6
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 153-163

Dates

published

2015-09-01

Contributors

author

Filip Bardziński

• Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań

References

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• Burdett, M. S. 2013. “Contextualizing a Christian Perspective on Transcendence and Human Enhancement.” In: Cole-Turner, R. (Ed.) Transhumanism and Transcendence: Christian Hope in an Age of Technological Enhancement. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press: 19-35.
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Identifiers

DOI

10.14746/eip.2015.2.9