Chris T. Armstrong's Blog
April 14, 2023
New Book Release: Even God Herself
Release Day has arrived!!!
The eBook is free from April 14 through April 18.
You can buy the paperback version too.
Even God Herself
https://a.co/d/c4sQ9l3
Even God Herself is a philosophical science fiction novel centered on a team of scientists, human and otherwise, whose creative genius leads to the development of unprecedented technologies that can resolve humanity’s fundamental problems.
In this near-future tale of revolutionary societal transformation, world-renowned neuroscientist Swati Mohan Shinneman and her colleagues at the Institute for Applied Cybernetics have a dream: to change what it means to be human—and beyond. No biggie.
This confederacy of visionaries creates mind and virtue-enhancing technologies that can uplift humanity, enabling them to interact from a cooperative state of enlightened compassion. To accelerate this process, they design a MultiMind uploaded-being, combining the knowledge of top human experts with the world’s first sentient AGI (Artificial General Intelligence)—with a quirky sense of humor to boot.
Swati’s research is opposed by the anti-transhumanist activist group, LuddAnon, while simultaneously supported by hyper-rich benefactors and a mysterious consortium with a need to redeem itself for past transgressions.
Warning/Guarantee: This is not your standard dystopian science fiction fare.
Rather than a typical story propelled by psychologically flawed characters—bent on pitting their ‘all too human’ impulses for coercion and conquest against one another—this is a tale of what humanity might achieve if it could rid itself of its self-destructive, aggressive tendencies.
The protagonist and her coconspirators strive to manifest the optimistic sentiment of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek: ‘We are an incredible species. We’re still just a child creature. We’re still being nasty to each other around the world, and all children go through those phases. But when we grow up, man, we are going to be something.’ In this sense, Even God Herself is humanity’s ‘coming of age’ story.
The eBook is free from April 14 through April 18.
You can buy the paperback version too.
Even God Herself
https://a.co/d/c4sQ9l3
Even God Herself is a philosophical science fiction novel centered on a team of scientists, human and otherwise, whose creative genius leads to the development of unprecedented technologies that can resolve humanity’s fundamental problems.
In this near-future tale of revolutionary societal transformation, world-renowned neuroscientist Swati Mohan Shinneman and her colleagues at the Institute for Applied Cybernetics have a dream: to change what it means to be human—and beyond. No biggie.
This confederacy of visionaries creates mind and virtue-enhancing technologies that can uplift humanity, enabling them to interact from a cooperative state of enlightened compassion. To accelerate this process, they design a MultiMind uploaded-being, combining the knowledge of top human experts with the world’s first sentient AGI (Artificial General Intelligence)—with a quirky sense of humor to boot.
Swati’s research is opposed by the anti-transhumanist activist group, LuddAnon, while simultaneously supported by hyper-rich benefactors and a mysterious consortium with a need to redeem itself for past transgressions.
Warning/Guarantee: This is not your standard dystopian science fiction fare.
Rather than a typical story propelled by psychologically flawed characters—bent on pitting their ‘all too human’ impulses for coercion and conquest against one another—this is a tale of what humanity might achieve if it could rid itself of its self-destructive, aggressive tendencies.
The protagonist and her coconspirators strive to manifest the optimistic sentiment of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek: ‘We are an incredible species. We’re still just a child creature. We’re still being nasty to each other around the world, and all children go through those phases. But when we grow up, man, we are going to be something.’ In this sense, Even God Herself is humanity’s ‘coming of age’ story.
January 26, 2021
Amazon Book Release 1/26/21
The day has arrived…
My book is released today on Amazon.
The eBook will be free on Amazon for 3 days 1/26/2021 through 1/28/2021.
Amazon free eBook link: https://amzn.to/3cchOom
Website for the book: http://transhumanistwagerguide.com/
At Any Cost: A Guide to The Transhumanist Wager and the Ideas of Zoltan Istvan by Chris T. Armstrong is a guide and analysis of the philosophy, characters, and plot, of the controversial philosophical novel, The Transhumanist Wager by Zoltan Istvan.
The Transhumanist Wager is the controversial philosophical novel published by Zoltan Istvan in 2013. It was A Top 5 Amazon book; #1 Bestseller Science Fiction and Fantasy; #1 Bestseller Philosophy; and Winner Visionary Fiction - International Book Awards. It “tells the story of transhumanist Jethro Knights and his unwavering quest for immortality via science and technology.” In this guide, we will explore all aspects of its philosophy, characters, and plot, featuring insights from Zoltan himself, including:
* In-depth character profiles
* Transhumanist philosophical foundations: real-world and fictional
* Pitfalls of misinterpretation to avoid
* Timeline information
* Transhumania’s advanced technology and what made it possible
* Detailed analysis of Jethro’s speeches and dialogs with “questions to ponder” at the end of each section
* Jethro’s pre-war strategy
* Drivers of the post-war economic and technological boom
* Nietzschean connections
* Philosophical, thematic, and stylistic kinship with Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead
* Transhumanist libertarian vs. techno-progressive perspectives
* Parallels with real-world proto-transhumanist, FM-2030
* Materialistic vs. Spiritual Transhumanism
* and more…
My book is released today on Amazon.
The eBook will be free on Amazon for 3 days 1/26/2021 through 1/28/2021.
Amazon free eBook link: https://amzn.to/3cchOom
Website for the book: http://transhumanistwagerguide.com/
At Any Cost: A Guide to The Transhumanist Wager and the Ideas of Zoltan Istvan by Chris T. Armstrong is a guide and analysis of the philosophy, characters, and plot, of the controversial philosophical novel, The Transhumanist Wager by Zoltan Istvan.
The Transhumanist Wager is the controversial philosophical novel published by Zoltan Istvan in 2013. It was A Top 5 Amazon book; #1 Bestseller Science Fiction and Fantasy; #1 Bestseller Philosophy; and Winner Visionary Fiction - International Book Awards. It “tells the story of transhumanist Jethro Knights and his unwavering quest for immortality via science and technology.” In this guide, we will explore all aspects of its philosophy, characters, and plot, featuring insights from Zoltan himself, including:
* In-depth character profiles
* Transhumanist philosophical foundations: real-world and fictional
* Pitfalls of misinterpretation to avoid
* Timeline information
* Transhumania’s advanced technology and what made it possible
* Detailed analysis of Jethro’s speeches and dialogs with “questions to ponder” at the end of each section
* Jethro’s pre-war strategy
* Drivers of the post-war economic and technological boom
* Nietzschean connections
* Philosophical, thematic, and stylistic kinship with Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead
* Transhumanist libertarian vs. techno-progressive perspectives
* Parallels with real-world proto-transhumanist, FM-2030
* Materialistic vs. Spiritual Transhumanism
* and more…
