Second Nature: the man-made world of idealism, technology and power

Trafford/Left Field Press (2006)
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Abstract

Human culture seeks to transcend and replace the uncertainties of nature with a controllable human world. The quest for the Ideal has led to the creation of artificial environments, both material and intellectual—a second nature. New technologies express ancient dreams of immortality, freedom from embodiment and pain, and unlimited control of matter in man-made environments. But nature is not an artifact and may never be fully understood or controlled. While post-humanism may be delusional, its dreams could defeat the reasoned use of technology to improve human life. Globalist economics is the latest expression of the mechanist metaphor. The basal gender imbalance of modern social values must be rectified to guide society sanely into the future.

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