Bücher der Reihe Beyond Humanism: Trans- and Posthumanism / Jenseits DES Humanismus: Trans- Und Posthumanismus

The book brings to light Neal Stephenson's answer to the technologically induced crisis in identity. Using affect theory and its applications to literature, it explores how operations of subjectivation emerge in Neal Stephenson's technological novel "The Diamond Age".

The postmodern deconstruction of the human now requires a reconstructive moment. The author argues that the individual and the social should be understood as existing within a dynamic, co-constituting interrelation, and that individual autonomy is not at odds with, but rather fundamentally enabled by, the social.

In order to articulate contemporary biopolitics the author examines Foucault's, Hardt's and Negri's theories. Phenomena of military interventions, terrorism and wars against terrorism are presented as contemporary biopolitics. The events such as the Arab Spring, OWS movement and the gap between EU forms and European realities are also analyzed.

This book explores some of the projects on which robotic engineers are presently working and the possible futures generated by the development of artificial intelligence. Its main focus is on the social dimensions of robotics. It examines sociological, economic, ethical, and political problems related to the developments of industrial, domestic, entertainment, and military robotics.

The essays in this volume consider the relevant historical discourses, important contemporary philosophical reflections as well as artistic perspectives on the relationship between Humanism and Meta-, Post- and Transhumanism. Leading scholars of many different traditions, countries and disciplines have contributed to this collection.