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Between an Animal and a Machine : Stanislaw Lem’s Technological Utopia

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Format Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10 3631672632
ISBN-13 9783631672631
Edition New
Publisher Peter Lang AG
Imprint Peter Lang AG
Country of Manufacture DE
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date Oct 12th, 2018
Print length 246 Pages
Weight 752 grams
Ksh 10,500.00
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The subject of this book is the philosophy of Stanisław Lem. It contains an analysis of one of his early works, The Dialogues, as well as of his essay, Summa technologiae, which is considered as the project of human autoevolution. Moreover, various social theories, which can be linked with the project of autoevolution, are presented.

The subject of this book is the philosophy of Stanisław Lem. The first part contains an analysis and interpretation of one of his early works, The Dialogues. The author tries to show how Lem used the terminology of cybernetics to create a project of sociology and anthropology. The second part examines Lem’s essay Summa technologiae, which is considered as the project of human autoevolution. The term «autoevolution» is a neologism for the concept of humans taking control over their own biological evolution and form in order to improve the conditions of their being. In this interpretation, Summa is an example of a liberal utopia, based on the assumption that all human problems can be resolved by science. Various social theories, which can be linked to the project of autoevolution, are presented in the final part.


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