@article{1358210, author = {Hauskeller, Michael,}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1358210}, title = {Mythologies of transhumanism /}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing,}, abstract = {This book examines the dependence of transhumanist arguments on the credibility of the narratives of meaning in which they are embedded. By taking the key ideas from transhumanist philosophy - the desirability of human self-design and immortality, the elimination of all suffering and the expansion of human autonomy - Michael Hauskeller explores these narratives and the understanding of human nature that informs them. Particular attention is paid to the theory of transhumanism as a form of utopia, stories of human nature, the increasing integration of the radical human enhancement project into the cultural mainstream, and the drive to upgrade from flesh to machine.}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39741-2.}, recid = {1358210}, pages = {1 online resource (231 pages)}, address = {Cham :}, year = {2016}, }