[ExI] Building Better Humans?

[Max More]

Given who is editing the volume below -- and who is and is not contributing
-- I predict that the volume will be very unfavorable to transhumanism.

--Max

2012/2/22 Stefano Vaj <stefano.vaj at gmail.com>

> Fantastic. If it is true that imitation is the sincerest form of
> flattery, this is almost embarassing, because both the formula *and* the
> message is almost identical to that of *Divenire. Rassegna di Studi
> Interdisciplinari sulla Tecnica e il Postumano* <http://www.divenire.org>,
> which appears not to be anymore the only H+-oriented continental
> theoretical journal:
>
> "***Humanism, which is characterized by the special status of human
> beings within the world, i.e. human beings do not differ gradually but
> categorically from other natural beings, is in a crisis*. It gets
> attacked from various directions. Basically, it is possible to distinguish
> two main movements which try to transcend Humanism: Trans- and
> Posthumanism. In the book series *Beyond Humanism: Trans- and
> Posthumanism / Jenseits des Humanismus: Trans- und Posthumanismus*,
> monographs and essay collections can get published which discuss aspects of
> this range of topics historically or systematically."
>
> A not-so-trivial difference, besides the language (but Divenire is
> gradually going to translate most stuff in English) is the... price (around
> 80 Euros!). But, hey, nobody ever said that overcoming humanism is
> inexpensive. :-)
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Hughes, James J. <James.Hughes at trincoll.edu>
> Date: 21 February 2012 20:43
> Subject: Publication: Building Better Humans?
> To: "ieet-news at ieet.org" <ieet-news at ieet.org>, "
> euro-transhumanists at googlegroups.com" <
> euro-transhumanists at googlegroups.com>
>
>
> ****
> http://www.peterlang.com/index.cfm?event=cmp.ccc.seitenstruktur.detailseiten&seitentyp=produkt&pk=62785&cid=5&concordeid=263513
> ****
> Tirosh-Samuelson, Hava / Mossman, Kenneth L. (eds.)****Building Better
> Humans? Refocusing the Debate on Transhumanism ****
>
> Series: Beyond Humanism: Trans- and Posthumanism / Jenseits des
> Humanismus: Trans- und Posthumanismus<http://www.peterlang.com/index.cfm?event=cmp.ccc.seitenstruktur.detailseiten&seitentyp=series&pk=19458&concordeid=BEYHU>- Volume 3
> ****
>
> 2012 ****
>
> Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Wien, 2012.
> 520 pp.
> ISBN 978-3-631-63513-1 hb. ****
>
> ** **
>
>
>
> --
> Stefano Vaj
>
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Max More, PhD
Strategic Philosopher
Co-editor, *The Transhumanist Reader*
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