Posthuman Transformation in Ancient Mediterranean Thought - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Posthuman Transformation in Ancient Mediterranean Thought write by M. David Litwa. This book was released on 2021-01-07. Posthuman Transformation in Ancient Mediterranean Thought available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. There is not just a desire but a profound human need for enhancement - the irrepressible yearning to become better than ourselves. Today, enhancement is often conceived of in terms of biotechnical intervention: genetic modification, prostheses, implants, drug therapy - even mind uploading. The theme of this book is an ancient form of enhancement: a physical upgrade that involves ethical practices of self-realization. It has been called 'angelification' - a transformation by which people become angels. The parallel process is 'daimonification', or becoming daimones. Ranging in time from Hesiod and Empedocles through Plato and Origen to Plotinus and Christian gnostics, this book explores not only how these two forms of posthuman transformation are related, but also how they connect and chasten modern visions of transhumanist enhancement which generally lack a robust account of moral improvement.
Posthuman Transformation in Ancient Mediterranean Thought
Posthuman Transformation in Ancient Mediterranean Thought - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Posthuman Transformation in Ancient Mediterranean Thought write by M. David Litwa. This book was released on 2021-01-07. Posthuman Transformation in Ancient Mediterranean Thought available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Ancient theories of posthuman transformation can shape, chasten, and reform modern (biotechnical) theories of posthuman enhancement.
The Evil Creator
The Evil Creator - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Evil Creator write by M. David Litwa. This book was released on 2021-05-18. The Evil Creator available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book examines the origins of the evil creator idea chiefly in light of early Christian biblical interpretations. It is divided into two parts. In Part I, the focus is on the interpretations of Exodus and John. Firstly, ancient Egyptian assimilation of the Jewish god to the evil deity Seth-Typhon is studied to understand its reapplication by Phibionite and Sethian Christians to the Judeo-catholic creator. Secondly, the Christian reception of John 8:44 (understood to refer to the devil's father) is shown to implicate the Judeo-catholic creator in murdering Christ. Part II focuses on Marcionite Christian biblical interpretations. It begins with Marcionite interpretations of the creator's character in the Christian "Old Testament," analyzes 2 Corinthians 4:4 (in which "the god of this world" blinds people from Christ's glory), examines Christ's so-called destruction of the Law (Eph 2:15) and the Lawgiver, and shows how Christ finally succumbs to the "curse of the Law" inflicted by the creator (Gal 3:13). A concluding chapter shows how still today readers of the Christian Bible have concluded that the creator manifests an evil character.
Becoming Divine
Becoming Divine - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Becoming Divine write by M. David Litwa. This book was released on 2013-10-30. Becoming Divine available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Some have called it the essence of sin, others the depth of salvation. Regardless of one's evaluation of it, however, deification throughout Western history has been a part of human aspiration. From the ancient pharaohs to modern transhumanists, people have envisioned their own divinity. These visionaries include not only history's greatest megalomaniacs, but also mystics, sages, apostles, prophets, magicians, bishops, philosophers, atheists, and monks. Some aimed for independent deity, others realized their eternal union with God. Some anticipated godhood in heaven, others walked as gods on earth. Some accepted divinity by grace, others achieved it by their own will to power. There is no single form of deification (indeed, deification is as manifold as the human conception of God), but the many types are united by a set of interlocking themes: achieving immortality, wielding superhuman power, being filled with supernatural knowledge or love--and through these means transcending normal human (or at least ""earthly"") nature. "
Cambridge Translations of Renaissance Philosophical Texts
Cambridge Translations of Renaissance Philosophical Texts - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Cambridge Translations of Renaissance Philosophical Texts write by Jill Kraye. This book was released on 1997-08-28. Cambridge Translations of Renaissance Philosophical Texts available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Renaissance, known primarily for the art and literature that it produced, was also a period in which philosophical thought flourished. This two-volume anthology contains 40 new translations of important works on moral and political philosophy written during the Renaissance and hitherto unavailable in English. The anthology is designed to be used in conjunction with The Cambridge History of Renaissance Philosophy, in which all of these texts are discussed. The works, originally written in Latin, Italian, French, Spanish, and Greek, cover such topics as: concepts of man, Aristotelian, Platonic, Stoic, and Epicurean ethics, scholastic political philosophy, theories of princely and republican government in Italy and northern European political thought. Each text is supplied with an introduction and a guide to further reading.
