Mortal Objects Identity and Persistence through Life and Death Luper Paperback
Mortal Objects\n\nIdentity and Persistence through Life and Death\n\nClarifies what persons, species, organisms, and material objects are, what it is to be alive, and the significance of extinction.\n\nSteven Luper (Author)\n\n9781108986724, Cambridge University Press\n\nPaperback / softback, published 4 April 2024\n\n212 pages\n22.8 x 15.1 x 1.1 cm, 0.33 kg\n\n'Luper's writing is admirably engaging and unpretentious. He doesn't shrink from tackling the hardest problems about the metaphysics of ourselves and other material things. There's no other book like it.' Eric Olson, University of Sheffield\n\nHow might we change ourselves without ending our existence? What could we become, if we had access to an advanced form of bioengineering that allowed us dramatically to alter our genome? Could we remain in existence after ceasing to be alive? What is it to be human? Might we still exist after changing ourselves into something that is not human? What is the significance of human extinctio]
Compare prices (1 shop)
| shop | Price | Action |
|---|---|---|
|
23,19 GBP | Go to shop |
