Ekstropia czy antyutopia? – społeczeństwo „postludzi” w Kongresie Futurologicznym Stanisława Lema w kontekście wizji ekstropian
Extropy or anti-utopia? – “posthuman” society in Stanisław Lem's The Futurological Congress in the context of extropians' vision
Author(s): Rafał OrzechowskiSubject(s): Polish Literature
Published by: Stowarzyszenie Czasu Kultury
Keywords: Lem; posthumans; extropy; anti-utopia; transhumanism; The Futurological Congress
Summary/Abstract: People operating in the area of different currents of transhumanism present an optimistic vision of the development of our species, which, influenced by technology will transform into the civilisation of “posthumans”. Surely, more pessimistic forecasts, presented, for instance, by sci-fi authors, deserve attention. In his works, Stanisław Lem presented many interesting anti-utopian programmes which refer to various paths of mankind's development. Therefore, the vision included in The Futurological Congress should be confronted with the fundamental postulates of one of the transhumanism's currents – extropians.
Journal: Czas Kultury
- Issue Year: XXXIV/2018
- Issue No: 04
- Page Range: 30-36
- Page Count: 7
- Language: Polish
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