Posthuman Transformation in Ancient Mediterranean Thought
Becoming Angels and Demons
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There is not just a desire but a profound human need for enhancement - the irrepressible yearning to become better than ourselves. Today, enhancement is often conceived of in terms of biotechnical intervention: genetic modification, prostheses, implants, drug therapy - even mind uploading. The theme of this book is an ancient form of enhancement: a physical upgrade that involves ethical practices of self-realization. It has been called 'angelification' - a transformation by which people become angels. The parallel process is 'daimonification', or becoming daimones. Ranging in time from Hesiod and Empedocles through Plato and Origen to Plotinus and Christian gnostics, this book explores not only how these two forms of posthuman transformation are related, but also how they connect and chasten modern visions of transhumanist enhancement which generally lack a robust account of moral improvement.
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- Narrado por: George Ellington
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- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 5
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 4
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 4
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic book
- De Jacob Kilgore en 04-17-25
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- The Early Christian Depiction of Jesus as a Mediterranean God
- De: M. David Litwa
- Narrado por: George Ellington
- Duración: 7 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 2
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 2
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 2
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- De: M. David Litwa
- Narrado por: Doug Smith
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- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 7
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 6
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5 out of 5 stars
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General5 out of 5 stars 4
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 4
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 4
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Read this book, it’s a powerful, well-written and concise treatment of its subject and its conclusion gives the most articulate and compelling critique of contemporary transhumanism in memory.
Outstanding and well worth the read!
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