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Ayn Rand and the Posthuman


Ayn Rand and the Posthuman

The Mind-Made Future

von: Ben Murnane

80,24 €

Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 17.05.2018
ISBN/EAN: 9783319908533
Sprache: englisch

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<p></p><p><i>Ayn Rand and the Posthuman</i> is a study of the American novelist’s relationship with twenty-first-century ideas about technology. Rand wrote science fiction that has inspired Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, politicians, and economists. Ben Murnane demonstrates Rand’s connection to, and impact on, those with a “posthuman” vision, in which human and machine merge. The text examines the philosophical intersections between Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism and posthumanism, and Rand’s influence on transhumanism, a major branch of posthumanist thought. The book further investigates Rand’s presence and portrayal in various examples of posthumanist science fiction, including <i>Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda</i>, popular videogame <i>BioShock</i>, and Zoltan Istvan’s novel <i>The Transhumanist Wager</i>. Considering Rand’s influence from a cultural, political, technological, and economic perspective, this study throws light on an under-documented but highly significant aspect of Rand’s legacy.</p><p></p>
<p>Chapter 1: Introduction: A Posthuman Objective.- Chapter 2: Points of Entry.- Chapter 3: The Posthuman and the Objectivist.- Chapter 4: Rand Noir vs Rand Incorporated.- Chapter 5: Objectivism in <i>BioShock</i>.- Chapter 6: Howard Roark, John Galt, and <i>The Transhumanist Wager</i>.- Chapter 7: Afterword: The Mind-Made Future.</p>
<p><b>Ben Murnane </b>was born in 1984. He is the author of a memoir, <i>Two in a Million</i> (2008), and a collection of poetry, <i>Feather Silence </i>(2010), and has written for several newspapers and academic publications. He completed his PhD at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland in 2016.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>
<i>Ayn Rand and the Posthuman</i> is a study of the American novelist’s relationship with twenty-first-century ideas about technology. Rand wrote science fiction that has inspired Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, politicians, and economists. Ben Murnane demonstrates Rand’s connection to, and impact on, those with a “posthuman” vision, in which human and machine merge. The text examines the philosophical intersections between Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism and posthumanism, and Rand’s influence on transhumanism, a major branch of posthumanist thought. The book further investigates Rand’s presence and portrayal in various examples of posthumanist science fiction, including <i>Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda</i>, popular videogame <i>BioShock</i>, and Zoltan Istvan’s novel <i>The Transhumanist Wager</i>. Considering Rand’s influence from a cultural, political, technological, and economic perspective, this study throws light on an under-documented but highly significant aspect of Rand’s legacy.
<p>Examines Rand’s influence in the 21st century from a cultural, political, technological, and economic perspective</p><p>Contributes to scholarship on science fiction and specifically posthuman science fiction</p><p>Addresses transhumanism and other facets of posthumanism</p>
“As Ben Murnane’s wonderful book makes clear, Ayn Rand is, by any reckoning, amongst the most influential writers of the twentieth century—but given that the responses to her work are so politically charged, and so polarized, it can be very difficult to see her work clearly. She is a writer who needs rescuing from her admirers as much as from her critics. Murnane’s book takes us beyond the ideological controversy, to offer a wholly new reading of her work and her influence. Through Murnane, Rand speaks to the contemporary world in new and surprising ways, sometimes disturbing but always vital.” (Darryl Jones, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)<p>“Murnane succeeds in offering an insightful and—a rare treat in academia—fun book that both entertains and challenges. It’s a timely and useful contribution, which breaks new ground.”(Claudia Franziska Brühwiler, Lecturer at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland)</p>

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