The End of Everything: Postmodernism and the Vanishing of the Human

by Richard Appignanesi (Editor), Chris Horrocks (Contributor), George Myerson (Contributor)

Introduced by eminent critic and author Will Self, this book presents five vibrant essays on key post-human thinkers.

Genres: Philosophy

224 pages, Paperback

First published April 2, 1999

About the author

Richard Appignanesi is a published adapter and an author of young adult books. Published credits of Richard Appignanesi include Manga Shakespeare: Julius Caesar (Manga Shakespeare), Manga Shakespeare: Macbeth (Manga Shakespeare), Manga Shakespeare: Hamlet (Manga Shakespeare), and Manga Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet (Manga Shakespeare).

Reviews

[Luna · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an instructive book. It introduces new ideas that concentrate on the replacement of the human agent by a technological construct which at the same time elevates the human being to a new sort of existence and sacrifices human characteristics in order to achieve that goal.
The new existential role that technology is gaining affects the understanding and the behaviors of Man as a creatures capable of adapting but (radically) changing.  Media, the internet, the mobile phone, virtuality etc influence us in ways we are aware of and in other ways we ignore. Many critics in this book suggest that we are conditioned by technology. Our understanding relies on the Internet and the posts we find there. Our culture is affected by Media. The mobile phone redefines communication and virtuality is proposing a new sort of reality....