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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=640392917-30042011>I received my copy
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT color=#231f20><STRONG><EM><FONT face=Arial>H±:
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT color=#231f20><FONT face=Arial>Edited by Gregory
Hansell and William Grassie<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#231f20>Contributors<SPAN
class=640392917-30042011> (below)</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT color=#231f20><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Humans Plus
or Minus: An Introduction, by William Grassie and Gregory Hansell
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT color=#231f20><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>I. A
Critical Historical Perspective on Transhumanism
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p><FONT color=#231f20
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT color=#231f20><FONT face=Arial>1. Engaging
Transhumanism, by Hava Tirosh-Samuelson <BR><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p><FONT color=#231f20
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p><FONT color=#231f20
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color=#231f20><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>II. H+ Proponents of Transhumanism
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT color=#231f20><FONT face=Arial>2. In Defense of
Posthuman Dignity, by Nick Bostrom <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p><FONT color=#231f20
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT color=#231f20><FONT face=Arial>3. SENS Statement
of Principle, by Aubrey de Grey <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p><FONT color=#231f20
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT color=#231f20><FONT face=Arial>4. Bringing
Arts/Sciences and Design into the Discussion of Transhumanism, by Natasha
Vita-More <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p><FONT color=#231f20
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT color=#231f20><FONT face=Arial>5. Conceptualizing
Future Identities, by Sky Marsen <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p><FONT color=#231f20
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT color=#231f20><FONT face=Arial>6. Ship of Fools:
Why Transhumanism is the Best Bet to Prevent the Extinction of Civilization, by
Mark Walker <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p><FONT color=#231f20
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT color=#231f20><FONT face=Arial>7. >From Mind
Loading to Mind Cloning – Gene to Meme to Beme: A Perspective on the Nature of
Humanity, by Martine Rothblatt <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT color=#231f20><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>III. H±
Point Counterpoint <o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT color=#231f20><FONT face=Arial>8. Of Which Human
Are We Post?, by Don Ihde <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT color=#231f20><FONT face=Arial>9. True
Transhumanism: A Reply to Don Ihde, by Max More
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT color=#231f20><FONT face=Arial>10. Transhumanism
and the Posthuman Future, by Ted Peters <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p><FONT color=#231f20
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT color=#231f20><FONT face=Arial>11. Trite Truths
About Technology: A Reply to Ted Peters, by Russell Blackford
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p><FONT color=#231f20
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT color=#231f20><FONT face=Arial>12. Brains, Selves
and Spirituality in the History of Cybernetics by Andrew Pickering
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT color=#231f20><FONT face=Arial>13. Transhumanism:
Threat or Menance? A Response to Andrew Pickering by Michael LaTorra
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT color=#231f20><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>IV. H-:
Critical Perspectives on Transhumanism
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT color=#231f20><FONT face=Arial>14. Wrestling with
Transhumanism, by Katherine Hayles <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT color=#231f20><FONT face=Arial>15. Cybernetics Is
Antihumanism, by Jean-Pierre Dupuy <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT color=#231f20><FONT face=Arial>16. Millennialism
at the Singularity: Reflections on Ray Kurzweil’s Exponential Logic, by William
Grassie<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P></SPAN></DIV>
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