The Posthuman (eBook)

Rosi Braidotti is a distinguished university professor at Utrecht University and founding director of the Centre for the Humanities.

Acknowledgments vi

Introduction 1

Chapter One: Post-humanism: Life beyond the Self 13

Chapter Two: Post-anthropocentrism: Life beyond the Species 55

Chapter Three: The Inhuman: Life beyond Death 105

Chapter Four: Posthuman Humanities; Life beyond Theory 143

Conclusion 186

References 198

Index 214

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Choice

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and feminist theoretician, `makes a case for an alternative view on
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"Braidotti's exhilarating survey of the constellation of
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Paul Gilroy, King's College London

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