From Technological Humanity to Bio-technical Existence - Susanna Lindberg Book

  • Author: Susanna Lindberg
  • Publisher: SUNY Press
  • Cover Type: Hardcover
  • Pages: 358 pages
  • Language: English
  • Genre: Engineering & Transportation, Engineering
  • Genre Class: Nonfiction, Philosophy, Metaphysics
  • Explores the relationship between technics and humanity, tracing the emergence of a bio-technical conception of existence in contemporary continental philosophy.

    P>Review "Clearly written yet dense, this ambitious book could offer an excellent guide for new graduate students needing a quick study orienting them to the philosophical treatment of humanity at a singular moment in cultural criticism." - CHOICE"Susanna Lindbergs engaging comparative analyses convincingly explore the shift of perspective from understanding humanity as technological to a broader sense of bio-technics, skillfully distinguishing this philosophical approach from transhumanism and certain versions of posthumanism." - Krzysztof Ziarek, author of Language after Heidegger About the Author: Susanna Lindberg is Professor of Continental Philosophy at Leiden University in the Netherlands. Her many books include Techniques en philosophie and The Ethos of Digital Environments: Technology, Literary Theory and Philosophy (coedited with Hanna-Riikka Roine).

    SKU BK-9781438492582
    Barcode # 9781438492582
    Brand SUNY Press
    Artist / Author Susanna Lindberg
    Shipping Weight 0.5670kg
    Shipping Width 0.160m
    Shipping Height 0.030m
    Shipping Length 0.240m
    Type Hardcover

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