Details

Title

Transhumanism, Human Nature and Culture: a Preliminary Sociological Contextualization

Journal title

Studia Socjologiczne

Yearbook

2021

Issue

No 4

Affiliation

Lipowicz, Markus : Jagiellonian University

Authors

Keywords

transhumanism ; human nature ; religion ; education ; symbolic universe

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Humanistyczne i Społeczne

Coverage

59-81

Publisher

Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii PAN ; Komitet Socjologii PAN ; Wydział Socjologii UW

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Date

2021.12.23

Type

Artykuły / Articles

Identifier

DOI: 10.24425/sts.2021.139722
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