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© 2014 by Charles T. Rubin

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Rubin, Charles T.

Eclipse of man : human extinction and the meaning of progress / by Charles T. Rubin.

pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-59403-741-2 (ebook)

1. Philosophical anthropology. 2. Human beings—Forecasting. 3. Human evolution. 4. Human body—Technological innovations. 5. Cyborgs. 6. Biotechnology—Moral and ethical aspects. 7. Humanity. 8. Progress. I. Title.

BD450.R73 2014

128—dc23

2014022022