Post-Chicago thoughts #1
November 10th, 2008 at 20:23I really enjoyed the AAR session “Religion and Transhumanism” I was presenting at. They were four of us presenting (see below) and the three other presentations were really good. I especially appreciated Jennifer’s material critiquing biases relating to gender and disability in transhumanist literature. (You can see the full blurbs for the talks here – just scroll down to “A1-134 Transhumanism and Religion Consultation – Theme: Perspectives on Human Enhancement”)
- Returning to Eden: Reflections on the Transhumanist Vision of Extended Life with Respect to the Ascetic Tradition in the Desert Fathers
- Todd Daly, Urbana Theological Seminary
- The Glorified Body?: Transhumanist Dualism and Theological Anthropology
- Jennifer Thweatt-Bates, Princeton Theological Seminary
- Brain Uploading: The Transhumanist Quest for Immortality
- Philip Douglas, Michigan State University
- Constructing a Theology of Technology in Response to Transhumanism
- Stephen Garner, University of Auckland
Some good questions from people attending the session and it was good to meet others interested in the intersection of trans/post-humanism and religion.
Posted by stepheng,
in Transhumanism
November 14th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
Hi Stephen. I’m pleased Chicago went well. Todd Daly’s title sounds interesting. I don’t suppose you got a copy of his paper…?
November 15th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Hi Paul. I don’t have a copy of Todd’s paper (though I’m hoping to get hold of one). Perhaps follow the link above and email him about it.
Cheers,
Stephen
November 21st, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Glad to hear it went well. How did your paper go?
November 23rd, 2008 at 8:23 am
Paper went well. Some good comments afterwards, and definite resonances with other sessions I went to. Also met some good people working in similar areas.
Cheers,
Stephen