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Mark Sulkowski:

>         Transhumanism is a philosophy that seeks to allow people to
> transcend normal human limitations -- to become more than human.
> There are many possibilities here.  A radical possibility is to
> "upload" human consciousness (or brain activity, if you prefer) into
> safer hardware, like some kind of computer.  A more moderate possibility
> would be something like the improvements made to the "Six Million Dollar Man".
>
>         There have been several movies and tv shows that have had
> transhumanistic themes.  Let's discuss them.
>

What about books?

Bruce Sterling's Shaper/Mechanist stories, in the novel _Schismatrix_, and
several short stories in an anthology _Crystal Express_ all deal with a
humanity split into 2 camps on the path to post-humanism. The Shapers use
genetic engineering/eugenics while the Mechanists use hard technology (the $6
Million Route). These stories are based on the philosophy of a Russian
physicist named Ilya Prigogine.

Anybody read 'em? I think they are among his best work.

If anybody is familiar w/Prigogine and has a bibliography of his work I'd
greatly appreciate a note or something.

Joel
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grossman@polisci.umn.edu                Joel Grossman
gross025@maroon.tc.umn.edu              Department of Political Science
gros0088@gold.tc.umn.edu                University of Minnesota (dontchaknow)
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