02441cam a2200373 a 4500 113401 113401 BJBSDDR 20230411090604.0 ta 111019s2004 enka b 001 0 eng d 0192805754 9780192805751 (OCoLC)ocm55049312 EXH EXH spa eng lccopycat BD 450 F363h 2004 128 Fernández-Armesto, Felipe, 1950- Humankind : a brief history / Felipe Fernández-Armesto. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004. xi, 190 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-[180]) and index. "Chimps and humans are objectively so alike that an anthropologist from Mars might classify them together; advances in artificial intelligence mean that humans no longer have exclusive access to reason, consciousness and imagination; developments in genetics threaten humanity with an uncertain future. The harder we cling to the concept of humanity, the more slippery it becomes. But if it breaks down altogether, what will this mean for human values, human rights, and the defense of human dignity?" "Humankind confronts these problems from a historical perspective, showing how our current understanding of what it means to be human has been shaken by new challenges from science and philosophy. The author shows how our concept of humankind has changed over time, tracing its faltering expansion to its present limits and arguing that these limits are neither fixed nor scientifically verifiable. Controversially, he proposes that we have further to go in developing our concept of humankind and that we need to rethink it as a matter of urgency." Philosophical anthropology. Human beings. World history. Antropología filosófica. 79 Seres humanos 3599 Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy051/2004300669.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0620/2004300669-d.html Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0723/2004300669-b.html lcc BK 0 0 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2019-10-11 0 BD 450 F363h 2004 00000122465 2019-10-11 00:00:00 1 2019-10-11 BK