Transhumanism, metaphysics, and the posthuman god

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 700-720

  Bishop, Jeffrey P ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heidegger; metaphysics; ontology; ontotheology; technology; theology; transhumanism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHICS; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; HUMANISM; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; METAPHYSICS; PHILOSOPHY; RELIGION;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIOMEDICAL ENHANCEMENT; HUMANISM; HUMANS; METAPHYSICS; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; RELIGION;

EID: 78650839690     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: 17445019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmp/jhq047     Document Type: Article

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