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oapen-20.500.12657-457532020-12-22T02:11:51Z Between an Animal and a Machine Majewski, Pawel Animal autoevolution cybernetics Kowalska Lem’s literary studies Machine Majewski Malgorzata Paweł posthumanism queer studies Stanisław Technological transhumanism Utopia bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HP Philosophy bic Book Industry Communication::D Literature & literary studies::DS Literature: history & criticism::DSA Literary theory bic Book Industry Communication::D Literature & literary studies::DS Literature: history & criticism::DSB Literary studies: general bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFS Social groups::JFSJ Gender studies, gender groups 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. 2020-12-21T09:52:26Z 2020-12-21T09:52:26Z 2018 book ONIX_20201221_9783653068306_5 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/45753 eng Modernity in Question application/pdf n/a 9783653068306.pdf Peter Lang International Academic Publishers 10.3726/978-3-653-06830-6 10.3726/978-3-653-06830-6 e927e604-2954-4bf6-826b-d5ecb47c6555 10 246 Bern open access
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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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