Beyond human boundaries: variations of human transformation in science fiction
Science Fiction is a literary genre of technological changes in human and his life; and is full of imaginative and futuristic concepts and ideas. One of the most significant aspects of Science Fiction is human transformation. This paper will present, firstly, an overview on the history of Science Fi...
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| description | Science Fiction is a literary genre of technological changes in human and his life; and is full of imaginative and futuristic concepts and ideas. One of the most significant aspects of Science Fiction is human transformation. This paper will present, firstly, an overview on the history of Science Fiction and some of the most significant sci-fi stories, and will also explore the elements of human transformation in them. Later, it will explain the term of transhumanism as a movement which follows several transformation goals to reach immortality and superiority of human through advanced technology. Next, the views by a number of prominent transhumanists will be outlined and discussed. Finally, three main steps of transhumanism, namely transhuman, posthuman, and cyborg, will be described in details through notable scholars’ views in which transhuman will be defined as a transcended version of human, posthuman as a less or non-biological being, and cyborg as a machine human. In total, this is a conceptual paper on an emerging trend in literary theory development which aims to engage critically in an overview of the transformative process of human by technology in Science Fiction beyond its current status. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-609952019-02-01T02:21:59Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60995/ Beyond human boundaries: variations of human transformation in science fiction Mirenayat, Sayyed Ali Bahar, Ida Baizura Talif, Rosli Mani, Manimangai Science Fiction is a literary genre of technological changes in human and his life; and is full of imaginative and futuristic concepts and ideas. One of the most significant aspects of Science Fiction is human transformation. This paper will present, firstly, an overview on the history of Science Fiction and some of the most significant sci-fi stories, and will also explore the elements of human transformation in them. Later, it will explain the term of transhumanism as a movement which follows several transformation goals to reach immortality and superiority of human through advanced technology. Next, the views by a number of prominent transhumanists will be outlined and discussed. Finally, three main steps of transhumanism, namely transhuman, posthuman, and cyborg, will be described in details through notable scholars’ views in which transhuman will be defined as a transcended version of human, posthuman as a less or non-biological being, and cyborg as a machine human. In total, this is a conceptual paper on an emerging trend in literary theory development which aims to engage critically in an overview of the transformative process of human by technology in Science Fiction beyond its current status. Academy Publication Co., Ltd 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60995/1/Beyond%20human%20boundaries%20variations%20of%20human%20transformation%20in%20science%20fiction.pdf Mirenayat, Sayyed Ali and Bahar, Ida Baizura and Talif, Rosli and Mani, Manimangai (2017) Beyond human boundaries: variations of human transformation in science fiction. Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 7 (4). 264 - 272. ISSN 1799-2591; ESSN: 2053-0692 http://www.academypublication.com/ojs/index.php/tpls/article/view/tpls0704264272 10.17507/tpls.0704.04 |
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