{"product_id":"the-art-of-being-posthuman-who-are-we-in-the-21st-century-hardback-9781509548958","title":"The Art of Being Posthuman; Who Are We in the 21st Century? (Hardback) 9781509548958","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Art of Being Posthuman\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWho Are We in the 21st Century?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFrancesca Ferrando (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509548958, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 December 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.8 x 14.2 x 2.8 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“As we barrel toward a cowardly new world of anthropocentric accumulation and destruction, Francesca Ferrando has written a brave new book showing a different world is possible when we embrace a philosophy and praxis that dethrones the human, not for a mess of AI, but for life in all of its manifestations and infinite variety to thrive. Francesca Ferrando is the philosopher poet for our times; The Art of Being is where we all must begin.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobin D. G. Kelley, Distinguished Professor and Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in U.S. History, UCLA. Author of Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Ferrando is a visionary endowed with a profound sense of ethics. In this remarkable new book, she explores the posthuman as a tool to reach a more adequate understanding of our existential condition, but also as a way of developing a deeper wisdom about what we are in the process of becoming. Generous, even daring at time, Ferrando combines critical intelligence with a visceral love of the world.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRosi Braidotti, Distinguished Professor Emerita, Utrecht University, \u003cb\u003eThe Netherlands\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Ferrando’s journey, from existence and art to education and agency, reiterates the urgent need to rethink our selves as relational, distributed and connected. With a style that merges the personal and the academic, this book delivers up a complex picture of the posthuman.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePramod K. Nayar, UNESCO Chair in Vulnerability Studies, University of Hyderabad, India\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Modern humanism, with its anthropocentric, androcentric, Eurocentric, logocentric and technocentric norms, has dragged us to the brink of disaster. \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Being Posthuman\u003c\/i\u003e is an urgent set of meditations aiming to reverse this trend through the conscious praxis of an art of existence.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDebashish Banerji, California Institute of Integral Studies, \u003cb\u003eUnited States\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[E]ssential reading for anyone grappling with human identity and freedom in the digital age.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Kathmandu Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"profound and compelling\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJournal of Ethics and Emerging Technologies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a comprehensive reflection on the existential condition of the 21st century. A visionary introduction to existential posthumanism, it takes the form of eight meditations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis posthuman journey of self-inquiry engages with a wide range of knowledge and wisdom: from the Paleolithic times to the futures of radical life extension, from multi-species evolutions to the rights of Nature, the Anthropocene and the rise of Artificial Intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book declutters the habit of being human. Letting go of the need for anthropocentric mastery and species-specific ambitions, the reader emerges regenerated. The manifold paths of posthuman self-realization reveal that we are all co-creators in the existential unfolding: our lives are our ultimate works of art.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Art of Being Posthuman\u003c\/i\u003e is a self-help guide to navigate our brave new world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou can listen to Dr. Ferrando talk about the book’s key themes in these videos: 1. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZMo7yovLMXw\u0026amp;list=PLAXeXR1DbC1reOG_42oX6JSEOhF7S8gJa\u0026amp;index=1 Introduction and 2. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0HdjFD53xXk\u0026amp;list=PLAXeXR1DbC1reOG_42oX6JSEOhF7S8gJa\u0026amp;index=2 Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePremise\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: How can Posthumanism bring Change?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeditation 1: Posthuman Self-Enquiry\u003cbr\u003e Meditation 2: Human Evolutions\u003cbr\u003e Meditation 3: Biotic Co-Emergences\u003cbr\u003e Meditation 4: Ecological Presence\u003cbr\u003e Meditation 5: Cosmic Constellations\u003cbr\u003e Meditation 6: Technological Enhancement\u003cbr\u003e Meditation 7: Socio-cultural Agency\u003cbr\u003e Meditation 8: Ontological Awareness\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConclusions: Posthuman Mantra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/polity-books-backend.prod.politybooks.wiley.host\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/FERRANDO-The-Art-of-Being-Posthuman-APPENDIX.pdf\"\u003eDownload supporting exercises and prompts here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441810600216,"sku":"9781509548958","price":46.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509548958.jpg?v=1785026621","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-art-of-being-posthuman-who-are-we-in-the-21st-century-hardback-9781509548958","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}