Transhumanizm według Scotta Westerfelda: „brzydki” czy „śliczny”?

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dc.contributor.authorBugajska, Anna
dc.contributor.organizationWyższa Szkoła Europejska im. ks. Józefa Tischnera w Krakowiepl
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-21T11:34:19Z
dc.date.available2017-06-21T11:34:19Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractTranshumanism, seeking the enhancement of human features beyond the limitations of biology, has claimed a considerable space in contemporary culture. Thence extensive research aimed at the elimination of debilitating diseases, combatting the ageing processes and the attempts at augmenting human skills and reflexes through the use of genetic engineering and modern technologies. As such, transhumanism appears as an offshoot of posthumanism, coupled with a firm belief in the rightness of the creation of the perfect world, with no weakness, ugliness, vice or death. The paper “Ugly” or “Pretty”? Trahshumanism in Westerfeld’s Uglies series investigates the elements of transhumanist thought present in The Uglies cycle (2005-2007) by Scott Westerfeld. Although primarily critical of human enhancement, the author leaves space for doubt: the main heroine, Tally Youngblood, having become Special, with a modified body and a modified brain, never takes the cure for becoming “normal” again, although it backlashes on her ability to relate to others and to control her own behaviour. This example, and many others from the cycle, create an ambiguous picture of the place of “transhumans” in the society, provoking deep bioethical reflection on the things to come.en
dc.identifier.citationAnna Bugajska, Transhumanizm według Scotta Westerfelda: „brzydki” czy „śliczny”?, "Creatio Fantastica" 2017, nr 1 (56), s. 45-55.pl
dc.identifier.issn2300-2514
dc.identifier.urihttps://open.icm.edu.pl/handle/123456789/12496
dc.publisherOśrodek Badawczy Facta Fictapl
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dc.subjectScott Westerfeldpl
dc.subjectdystopiapl
dc.subjectyoung adult dystopiapl
dc.subjectpornografiapl
dc.subjectfantasypl
dc.subjectfantastyka młodzieżowapl
dc.subjectpostmodernizmpl
dc.subjectcreatio fantasticapl
dc.subjectliteraturapl
dc.subjectliteratura młodzieżowapl
dc.subjectopowiadania fantasypl
dc.subjectopowiadania sfpl
dc.subjectscience fictionpl
dc.subjectfantasypl
dc.subjectyoung adult fantasypl
dc.titleTranshumanizm według Scotta Westerfelda: „brzydki” czy „śliczny”?pl
dc.typearticlepl
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