Exits To The Posthuman Future
Arthur Kroker
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Exits To The Posthuman Future
Published
2014
Publisher
Polity Press
Pages
224
ISBN-13
9780745682259
Description
"Exits to the Posthuman Future is media theory for a global digital society which thrives, and sometimes perishes, at the intersection of technologies of speed, distant ethics and a pervasive cultural anxiety. Arthur Kroker's incisive and insightful text presents the emerging pattern of a posthuman future: life at the tip of technologies of acceleration, drift and crash. Kroker links key concepts such as "Guardian Liberalism" and Obama's vision of the "Just War" with a striking account of "culture drift" as the essence of real world technoculture. He argues that contemporary society displays growing uncertainty about the ultimate ends of technological innovation and the intelligibility of the digital future. The posthuman future is elusive: is it a gathering storm of cynical abandonment, inertia, disappearance and substitution? Or else the development of a new form of critical consciousness - the posthuman imagination - as a means of comprehending the full complexity of life? Depending on which exit to the posthuman future we choose or, perhaps, which exit chooses us, Kroker argues that a very different posthuman future will likely ensue."--Publisher's website.
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How many pages are in Exits To The Posthuman Future?
This edition of Exits To The Posthuman Future has approximately 224 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read Exits To The Posthuman Future?
For most readers, Exits To The Posthuman Future typically takes between 4h 40m and 3h 7m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 56,000 words and common reading speeds.
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What is the word count of Exits To The Posthuman Future?
The estimated word count for Exits To The Posthuman Future is approximately 56,000 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
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Who is the author of Exits To The Posthuman Future?
Exits To The Posthuman Future was written by Arthur Kroker.
When was Exits To The Posthuman Future published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2014. The original work may have been published on a different date.