Posthumanism: A Guide for the Perplexed
Mahon, Dr Peter (The University of British Columbia, Canada) Peter Mahon provides an overview of posthumanism, examining the intoxicating--and often troubling--entanglements of humans, animals and technology in science, society and culture. Mahon explores how key scientific advances in information technology and genetics have made us and society posthuman, and how certain strands in art and philosophy continue to shape how we understand these advances. Central to analysis of posthumanism is an understan...