From: Anders Sandberg (asa@nada.kth.se)
Date: Mon Jan 13 2003 - 12:48:05 MST
On Mon, Jan 13, 2003 at 12:46:02PM -0600, Damien Broderick wrote:
> Ramez Naam:
>
> > I'm surprised I haven't seen a recommendation here for Greg Stock's
> > _Redesigning Humans_.
>
> It has its merits; it's calm and well-informed. But it's rather *timid*
> (strategically so, perhaps).
I have written a number of reviews of it and Fukuyama's _Our Posthuman
Future_; they form a good pair of books to discuss >H issues around. I
agree that Redesigning is very mild, but that is a good thing. He comes
off as being reasonable but still open for a radical future; when put
beside Fukuyama he looks even better. What I really would like to see is
a deeper philosophical analysis of the position Stock takes: his book is
far more popular science than Fukuyama's, and I think what transhumanism
needs is some good bioethics supporting its position. I hope I can get
the chance to translate some of my own writings on this when I get
post-disseration time for it.
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