The question of what could be the future of humans in light of the development and usage of new technology has agitated the minds of scholars over the years, inspiring groundbreaking ideas, reflections, and philosophical trends—trans-, post-, and metahumanisms. The intersection between humans and technology has led to espousal of views that are beyond humanism; perspectives that have interrogated the Cartesian and Enlightenment understanding of the human. These perspectives are coalescing as the field of posthuman studies. Theoretical debates and concepts on the posthuman are articulated in a vast amount of literature; they are contained in various studies and publications that span centuries and millennia. The Posthuman Studies Reader is an attempt to present the essentials of this emerging field in a book.
In four sections, the Posthuman Studies Reader outlines key concepts of the debate in the field of posthuman studies. Part A contains the seminal texts on forerunning...
