Name: The Posthuman
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Author: Rosi Braidotti

Type

Physical Book

Author

Rosi Braidotti

Publisher

Polity Press

Year

2013

Language

English

Pages

180

Format

Paperback

ISBN

074564158x

ISBN13

9780745641584

Edition No.

Synopsis "The Posthuman "

The Posthuman offers both an introduction and major contribution to contemporary debates on the posthuman. Digital 'second life', genetically modified food, advanced prosthetics, robotics and reproductive technologies are familiar facets of our globally linked and technologically mediated societies. This has blurred the traditional distinction between the human and its others, exposing the non-naturalistic structure of the human. The Posthuman starts by exploring the extent to which a post-humanist move displaces the traditional humanistic unity of the subject. Rather than perceiving this situation as a loss of cognitive and moral self-mastery, Braidotti argues that the posthuman helps us make sense of our flexible and multiple identities. Braidotti then analyzes the escalating effects of post-anthropocentric thought, which encompass not only other species, but also the sustainability of our planet as a whole. Because contemporary market economies profit from the control and commodification of all that lives, they result in hybridization, erasing categorical distinctions between the human and other species, seeds, plants, animals and bacteria. These dislocations induced by globalized cultures and economies enable a critique of anthropocentrism, but how reliable are they as indicators of a sustainable future? The Posthuman concludes by considering the implications of these shifts for the institutional practice of the humanities. Braidotti outlines new forms of cosmopolitan neo-humanism that emerge from the spectrum of post-colonial and race studies, as well as gender analysis and environmentalism. The challenge of the posthuman condition consists in seizing the opportunities for new social bonding and community building, while pursuing sustainability and empowerment.

Rosi Braidotti

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Rosi Braidotti es una filósofa feminista de la tradición continental; profesora universitaria emérita distinguida de la Universidad de Utrecht (Países Bajos) y profesora honoraria del Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Posee títulos en filosofía de la ANU y de la Sorbona, así como doctorados honoris causa de las universidades de Helsinki (2007) y Linköping (2013). Es miembro honorario de la Academia Australiana de Humanidades (FAHA) y miembro de la Academia Europaea. En 2022 recibió el Premio de Investigación Humboldt por su contribución académica a lo largo de su trayectoria. Sus publicaciones principales incluyen: *Nomadic Subjects* (2011a) y *Nomadic Theory* (2011b), de Columbia University Press; *The Posthuman* (2013), *Posthuman Knowledge* (2019) y *Posthuman Feminism* (2022), de Polity Press; y *The Posthuman Glossary* (2018) y *More Posthuman Glossary* (2022), de Bloomsbury Academic.

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