The Last Man and the Banality of Immortality

Document
Document

This thesis seeks to confront the question: “how should we attend to a biotechnological revolution?”, specifically investigating the case of human enhancement biotechnology. It does so by being exploring, critique, and then instrumentally dissecting two diametrically opposing responses to the prospect of human enhancement: the technoprogressive movement Transhumanism (pro-biotech) and the American philosopher Francis Fukuyama (anti-biotech). Then, it will use its findings to produce a more pragmatic program towards how we – in the form of states and societies – can deal with the reality of revolutionary biotechnological change.

    Item Description
    Name(s)
    Thesis advisor: Fay, Brian
    Date
    April 15, 2012
    Extent
    145 pages
    Language
    eng
    Genre
    Physical Form
    electronic
    Rights and Use
    In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted
    Digital Collection
    PID
    ir:529