A Theoretical and Literary Inquiry
Buch, Englisch, 284 Seiten, PB, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 240 mm
ISBN: 978-3-8325-5100-1
Verlag: Logos
With its early beginnings in the 1980s, posthumanism gets in the line of theories that mark the critical impetus of 20th century theory. Originating in the deconstructive zeitgeist of the second half of the 20th century, the theory's claim to signal the beginning of a 'posthuman era' initially brings an impression of the dissolution of certainties - the target being nothing less than humanity itself. Since these beginnings, a huge variety of theoretical positions have come up under the umbrella term of posthumanism, all of them attempting an explanation of the implications and consequences of our transformation from human into posthuman.
However, there is still a wide range of questions about the exact significance of the prefix: Is the 'post' in posthumanism the same as the 'post' we know from postcolonialism, poststructuralism and postmodernism? Does it translate as 'anti', 'after' or 'super', thus pointing either at the end of humanity or at a bodily or mentally upgrade of the human, or is it to be defined as a critical posture towards humanism? Who or what is the posthuman and in what way can it bring a benefit to our 21st century identities and societies? In consideration of the heterogeneity of positions, this work aims at a theoretical disambiguation of posthumanism in order to identify the perspective that brings a relevant benefit for 21st century critical theory. By means of a theoretical as well as literary inquiry, it shows that posthumanism is most productive in its critique of anthropocentric patterns in the late-capitalist and patriarchal western society.
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- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Strömungen & Epochen
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Ethische Themen & Debatten: Wissenschaft, Technologie, Medizin
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturtheorie: Poetik und Literaturästhetik
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Sozialprognosen
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gewalt und Diskriminierung: Soziale Aspekte
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Fragen & Probleme
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Prosa, Erzählung, Roman, Prosaautoren
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Umweltsoziologie
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein