Bioethics and the Posthumanities

Danielle Sands (Royal Holloway, University of London, UK)

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Routledge
25 September 2023

Literature: history & criticism; Medical ethics & professional conduct

This interdisciplinary volume explores how posthumanist approaches can illuminate current issues in bioethics and considers the relevance of these issues for the humanities, including questions of autonomy and authorship, and notions of ethical and juridical responsibility in the context of a changing understanding of subjectivity.

With contributions from a variety of areas, including literature, philosophy, media, and policy-making, the book outlines the historical and philosophical development of posthumanism, and current key questions in bioethics. It generates a dialogue between bioethical approaches and the posthumanities, identifying ways in which posthumanist scholarship might be used to inform bioethical policy.

The book also looks more speculatively at the future, and the potential implications of technological developments which are only beginning to emerge. It uses posthumanism to look critically at the humanism underpinning de-extinction science, considers the ways in which technology is re-framing our social and political imaginaries, and asks about the identification of future posthumans.

Edited by: Danielle Sands (Royal Holloway University of London UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032263670
ISBN 10: 1032263679
Pages: 132
Publication Date: 25 September 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: Encounters between Bioethics and the Posthumanities Danielle Sands PART I: Bioethical Challenges Therapy, Enhancement, and the Social Model of Disability Michael Wee Rethinking the Posthuman in Bioethics David Boden and Sarah Chan Gen-Ethics, Policy and the Posthumanities Ruth Chadwick PART II: Bioethics and Posthumanism in Dialogue Questioning the Politics of Human Enhancement Technologies Tom Hobson and Anna Roessing Biohumanities Stefan Herbrechter Autonomous: Bioethics and/as Intellectual Property Megen de Bruin-Molé PART III: Exploring Posthuman Futures A Posthumanist Critique of De-Extinction Science Sarah Bezan Posthumanism and the Bioethics of Moral Responsibility Matt Hayler The Filter Problem for Posthuman Bioethics: The Case of Hyperagency David Roden

Danielle Sands is Senior Lecturer in Comparative Literature and Culture at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Reviews for Bioethics and the Posthumanities

‘The turn of the twenty-first century and the subsequent continuous emergence of the implications of technological advancement have brought a crisis into the heart of the humanities. . . . Beyond merely philosophizing, Danielle Sands seeks to explore the practical applications of posthuman theory by connecting it with the field of bioethics. . . . The ultimate goal is not simply to revolutionize health studies but to facilitate social justice and equality; now and in our posthuman future.’ Stavroula Anastasia Katsorchi, Journal of Posthumanism