Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Book Series: Beyond Humanism: Trans- and Posthumanism / Jenseits des Humanismus: Trans- und Posthumanismus (Peter Lang).

Humanism, which is characterized by the special status of human beings within the world, i.e. human beings do not differ gradually but categorically from other natural beings, is in a crisis. It gets attacked from various directions. Basically, it is possible to distinguish two main movements which try to transcend Humanism: Trans- and Posthumanism. In the book series „Beyond Humanism: Trans- and Posthumanism/Jenseits des Humanismus: Trans- und Posthumanismus“, monographs and essay collections can get published which discuss aspects of this range of topics historically or systematically.

Editorial Board Members:

  • Prof. Dr. H. James Birx, Anthropology, Canisus College, SUNY Geneseo, USA
  • Prof. Dr. Irina Deretic, Philosophy, University of Belgrade, Serbia
  • Dr. James J. Hughes, Sociology, Executive Director, Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Lecturer, Public Policy Studies, Trinity College, Associate Editor, Journal of Evolution and Technology, USA
  • Prof. Dr. Evi Sampanikou, Art History, University of the Aegean, Greece
  • Prof. Dr. Domna Pastourmatzi, American Literature, University of Thessaloniki, Greece
The book series 'Beyond Humanism: Trans- and Posthumanism/Jenseits des Humanismus: Trans- und Posthumanismus' is being published by the international publishing house Peter Lang: http://www.peterlang.net/.

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