TY - BOOK ID - 19032996 TI - The posthuman PY - 2013 SN - 9780745641577 0745641571 074564158X 9780745641584 PB - Cambridge: Polity press, DB - UniCat KW - Persons. KW - Philosophical anthropology. KW - Biotechnology. KW - Personnes KW - posthumanisme KW - Human beings KW - Philosophical anthropology KW - 130.2 KW - antropologie KW - cultuurfilosofie KW - filosofie KW - identiteit KW - Anthropology, Philosophical KW - Man (Philosophy) KW - Civilization KW - Life KW - Ontology KW - Humanism KW - Persons KW - Philosophy of mind KW - Homo sapiens KW - Human race KW - Humanity (Human beings) KW - Humankind KW - Humans KW - Man KW - Mankind KW - People KW - Hominids KW - Philosophy KW - #SBIB:316.7C120 KW - #SBIB:1H30 KW - 316.323.9 KW - 316.323.9 Postmoderne maatschappij. Sociologie van het postmodernisme KW - Postmoderne maatschappij. Sociologie van het postmodernisme KW - Cultuursociologie: algemene en theoretische werken KW - Filosofie van de mens, wijsgerige antropologie KW - Anthropologie philosophique KW - Biotechnologie KW - Human beings. KW - Corps humain KW - Philosophie de l'homme KW - Technologie KW - Homme KW - Philosophie. KW - Aspect social KW - Effets des innovations KW - Innovations KW - Rosa Braidotti KW - Rosi Braidotti KW - #SBIB:39A3 KW - Antropologie: geschiedenis, theorie, wetenschap (incl. grondleggers van de antropologie als wetenschap) KW - Corps humain - Philosophie. KW - Technologie - Aspect social KW - Homme - Effets des innovations KW - Corps humain - Innovations KW - Feminism KW - Gender KW - Climate KW - Technology KW - Science KW - Book UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:19032996 AB - The Posthuman offers both an introduction and major contribution to contemporary debates on the posthuman. Digital 'second life', genetically modified food, advanced prosthetics, robotics and reproductive technologies are familiar facets of our globally linked and technologically mediated societies. This has blurred the traditional distinction between the human and its others, exposing the non-naturalistic structure of the human. The Posthuman starts by exploring the extent to which a post-humanist move displaces the traditional humanistic unity of the subject. Rather than perceiving this situation as a loss of cognitive and moral self-mastery, Braidotti argues that the posthuman helps us make sense of our flexible and multiple identities. Braidotti then analyzes the escalating effects of post-anthropocentric thought, which encompass not only other species, but also the sustainability of our planet as a whole. Because contemporary market economies profit from the control and commodification of all that lives, they result in hybridization, erasing categorical distinctions between the human and other species, seeds, plants, animals and bacteria. These dislocations induced by globalized cultures and economies enable a critique of anthropocentrism, but how reliable are they as indicators of a sustainable future? The Posthuman concludes by considering the implications of these shifts for the institutional practice of the humanities. Braidotti outlines new forms of cosmopolitan neo-humanism that emerge from the spectrum of post-colonial and race studies, as well as gender analysis and environmentalism. The challenge of the posthuman condition consists in seizing the opportunities for new social bonding and community building, while pursuing sustainability and empowerment. ER -