The Development of Posthuman Theory and its Application Through the Lens of STS Studies

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10.2991/978-2-494069-89-3_98How to use a DOI?

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Posthumanism; Science; Technology; Society (STS) Studies; Anthropocentrism; Public Policy

Abstract

Utilitarian theory’s ideal could not be adequately carried out in practice; humanism proved insufficient; antihumanism was problematic. Posthumanism was proposed and developed to cope with the changing science, technology, and society by removing the anthropocentric element of humanism and starting to grant non-human beings intrinsic value instead of merely an instrumental one. Despite human beings’ exact progression in a posthuman world, posthuman theory can nevertheless serve as a guiding ideology when viewing specific cases and engaging in discourse, resulting in a far-reaching influence on legislature and society.

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AU  - Bingning Liu
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DA  - 2022/12/30
TI  - The Development of Posthuman Theory and its Application Through the Lens of STS Studies
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 5th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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