TRANSHUMANISM AS A SECULARIST FAITH.
In the second half of the twentieth century, humanism- namely, the worldview that underpinned Western thought for several centuries-has been severely critiqued by philosophers who highlighted its theoretical and ethical limitations. Inspired by the emergence of cybernetics and new technologies such...
| Publicado en: | Zygon: Journal of Religion & Science Vol. 47; no. 4; pp. 710 - 735 |
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Dec2012
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