The Transhumanist Wager
by:
Zoltan Istvan (author)
#1 BESTSELLER PHILOSOPHY#1 BESTSELLER SCIENCE FICTION VISIONARYPhilosopher, entrepreneur, and former National Geographic and New York Times correspondent Zoltan Istvan presents his bestselling visionary novel, The Transhumanist Wager, as a seminal statement of our times. Scorned by over 500...
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#1 BESTSELLER PHILOSOPHY#1 BESTSELLER SCIENCE FICTION VISIONARYPhilosopher, entrepreneur, and former National Geographic and New York Times correspondent Zoltan Istvan presents his bestselling visionary novel, The Transhumanist Wager, as a seminal statement of our times. Scorned by over 500 publishers and literary agents around the world, his indie philosophical thriller has been called "revolutionary" and "socially dangerous" by readers, scholars, and religious authorities. The novel debuts a challenging original philosophy, which rebuffs modern civilization by inviting the end of the human species--and declaring the onset of something greater. Set in the present day, the novel tells the story of transhumanist Jethro Knights and his unwavering quest for immortality via science and technology. Fighting against him are fanatical religious groups, economically depressed governments, and mystic Zoe Bach: a dazzling trauma surgeon and the love of his life, whose belief in spirituality and the afterlife is absolute. Exiled from America and reeling from personal tragedy, Knights forges a new nation of willing scientists on the world's largest seasteading project, Transhumania. When the world declares war against the floating city, demanding an end to its renegade and godless transhuman experiments and ambitions, Knights strikes back, leaving the planet forever changed.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780988616110 (0988616114)
Publish date: January 2nd 2013
Publisher: Futurity Imagine Media LLC
Pages no: 298
Edition language: English
This book would stand up much better had the author not attempted to colour the philosophy with a storyline. As a work of "fiction" is high school level at best.The premise of transhumanism is interesting, but I find it horribly cold and depressing.The protagonist, Jethro Knights, is a one dimension...