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The Last Natural Man

Autor Robert A. Norman, Sharad P. Paul
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 27 mar 2017

Ne confruntăm astăzi cu o provocare ontologică fără precedent: unde se termină biologia moștenită și unde începe identitatea noastră tehnologică? În The Last Natural Man, descoperim o analiză clinică și filosofică asupra punctului de cotitură în care se află specia umană. Considerăm că această lucrare, publicată de Springer, funcționează ca un diagnostic al prezentului, întrebându-ne dacă nu cumva suntem ultima generație „naturală” înainte ca fuziunea dintre om și mașină să devină norma evolutivă. Autorii, ambii medici cu o vastă experiență, investighează cum evoluția culturală a depășit ritmul adaptărilor fizice, împingându-ne spre o transformare radicală. Notăm cu interes structura progresivă a cărții, care pornește de la istoria bolilor și rolul genelor, trece prin dezbaterea asupra îmbătrânirii ca boală și culminează cu capitole despre „The Replaceable You” (Eul înlocuibil) și biomimetism. Pe linia clinică a lucrării The Story of the Human Body de Daniel E. Lieberman, dar cu un accent specific pe iminența transformării bionice și a refuzului mortalității, acest volum se distinge prin perspectiva medicală aplicată asupra viitorului transumanist. Poziționată în contextul operei lui Robert A. Norman, cartea reprezintă o evoluție conceptuală de la lucrările sale tehnice, precum Atlas of Geriatric Dermatology sau Preventive Dermatology. Dacă în textele anterioare autorul se concentra pe conservarea și tratarea corpului biologic, aici face pasul către interogația asupra limitelor acestui corp. Stilul este unul precis, evitând speculațiile de tip science-fiction în favoarea unei discuții informate despre modul în care medicina modernă — de la chirurgia laser la cipurile direcționale — rescrie deja definiția a ceea ce înseamnă să fii om.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783319422152
ISBN-10: 3319422154
Pagini: 136
Ilustrații: X, 126 p. 7 illus., 6 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 8 mm
Greutate: 0.24 kg
Ediția:1st edition 2017
Editura: Springer
Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland

De ce să citești această carte

Această carte este esențială pentru cititorii interesați de bioetică, antropologie medicală și viitorul tehnologiei. Veți câștiga o perspectivă avizată asupra modului în care intervențiile medicale curente ne transformă treptat în entități bionice. Este o recomandare fermă pentru cei care doresc să înțeleagă dacă „naturalul” mai este o stare biologică sau a devenit doar un concept de marketing într-o eră a modificărilor fizice profunde.


Despre autor

Dr. Robert A. Norman este un medic dermatolog premiat, cu o carieră de peste 25 de ani în practica clinică. Autor prolific, acesta a semnat 18 volume, demonstrând o capacitate rară de a îmbina rigoarea științifică cu narativul medical, așa cum se observă în lucrarea sa „The Woman Who Lost Her Skin”. Expertiza sa în dermatologie geriatrică și preventivă îi oferă o bază solidă pentru a analiza modul în care corpul uman îmbătrânește și se transformă sub influența tehnologiei moderne, transformându-l într-o voce autoritară în dezbaterea despre viitorul speciei.


Descriere scurtă

This book explores cultural evolution and the meaning of the word 'natural'. 

We are at the crossroads of a major transformation.  Why is our current time so important in the history of man? We are at a point where we may be the last generation that is not partially or fully bionic.  The last natural man: natural in what way?  What is “natural”? Is it a catch phrase like “integrative” or “holistic” that transmits a certain magical warm glow?   If the word “natural” was a plant, it would be beautiful, green, luxuriant, and edible.Does it mean we are the last to not replace or modify our parts? What about laser surgery? Knee or hip replacement? Botox and fillers? Chemical therapy?  Or a directional chip in the brain?Do we really mean the very last natural man? Cultural evolution has been the major driving force over the last several thousand years and enormous in its influence compared to almost invisible changes in our physical adaptations. If cultural and religious evolution was the driver for human history, are we now entering the phase of physical transformation – where humanity refuses to accept mortality and seeks to make changes to defeat nature. 

In this book the authors are describing a paradigm shift of all of humanity—just as  hunter-gatherers had their stellar features, the future man will have many attractive qualities, even if many artificial. We are often balancing on the precipice between science and science fiction, now ready to tip the scales and slide comfortably into the future of great discoveries and wonderful changes.  But are these changes all for the good? What will being human mean?

"A lively, superbly informed, compassionate conversation between two accomplished physician-writers about the human past and the human future, carefully grounded in the sciences of medicine and evolution. If you care about who we are and what may saveus from ourselves, read this enormously informative and entertaining book." Melvin Konner, MD, PhD, author of The Tangled Wing: Biological Constraints on the Human Spirit and Women After All: Sex, Evolution, and the End of Male Supremacy

Cuprins

Overview.- 1. A History of Disease and Human Invention.- 2. Germs, Genes, and Geography.- 3. Is Aging a Disease?.- 4. Vaccines and Prevention.- 5. The Future of Disease—Evolution and Ecology.- 6. Do We Need Disease?.- 7. Acute vs. Chronic Illness – How Do We Decide What to Treat or Eliminate?.- 8. The Last Natural Brain.- 9. Biomimicry.- 10. The New Creationists .- 11. The Replaceable You.- 12. Sensing the Future.- 13.  Moving On.- 14.  The Last Chapter.- Epilogue.


Notă biografică

Dr. Robert A. Norman is a board-certified dermatologist and family practitioner who has been in practice for over 25 years. He is a faculty member for five medical schools and has been honored with numerous service and teaching awards, including Physician of the Year (2005) and Distinguished Service Award (2007) in Hillsborough County, Tampa, Florida.  He has been the editor and contributing writer of eight textbooks on Geriatrics and Geriatric Dermatology and published over 150 articles in various major media publications. Dr. Norman has a private practice and is the chief physician and owner of Dermatology Healthcare, founded in 1994, which delivers essential skin care services for nursing home patients.
Sharad P. Paul MD is a skin cancer surgeon, family physician, academic, skincare expert, evolutionary biologist, storyteller and social entrepreneur. Born in England, with a childhood in India, he is a ‘global citizen’ who lives Down Under. In 2003, he received a HealthInnovation Award. In 2008, he was featured in international editions of TIME magazine in an article titled ‘Open Heart Surgeon.’ He has been called ‘Renaissance Man’ by New Zealand Herald’s Canvas magazine and ‘polymath’ by Good magazine. In 2012, he was awarded the NZ Medical Association’s highest honor, the Chair’s Award, and was a finalist for the New Zealander of the Year Award. He has spoken at ideas conferences like THiNK alongside Robert De Niro, Tina Brown, David Barash, VS Naipaul and at several major literary festivals such as India’s Jaipur Literary Festival alongside Margaret Atwood, Stephen Fry, Atul Gawande etc. and at Dublin’s Dalkey Book Festival alongside Malcolm Gladwell. In 2015, he was awarded the Ko Awatea International Excellence in Health Improvement Award, an 'Award for Leading Health Improvement on a Global Scale.’

Textul de pe ultima copertă

This book describes a paradigm shift for all of humanity— we are at a point where we may be the last generation that is still partially or fully natural. We are often balancing on the precipice between science and science fiction, now ready to tip the scales and slide comfortably into the future of great discoveries and wonderful changes. 
Many crucial and important questions are addressed in the pages of this book, including:  what are the true medical and social problems facing us?  Which are the highest value targets we need to focus on to ensure our best route of success?  How can we protect our futures and enhance our lives by understanding what it means to be the “last natural humans” to roam this planet?
The Last Natural Man combines a fascination with the history of medicine, evolutionary biology, and medical anthropology and mix it with modern medicine and science to investigate how we evolved and where we are headed. The overall result is a clear and engaging guidebook for navigating the often confusing and cloudy waters of the future of medicine and our life on Earth.  

Caracteristici

Describes the paradigm shifts that have occurred and continue to occur throughout humanity Outlines how the future man will have many attractive qualities, many of which will be artificial Provides context as humanity teeters on the precipice between science and science fiction Defines these changes and what being human means