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Summa Technologiae
Series: Electronic Mediations
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Perfect for readers interested in philosophy, speculative science, and the intersections between technology and human identity. Those who appreciate thought-provoking, interdisciplinary works that blend science fiction with profound philosophical inquiry will find this a compelling read.
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The Polish writer Stanisław Lem is best known to English-speaking readers as the author of the 1961 science fiction novel Solaris, adapted into a meditative film by Andrei Tarkovsky in 1972 and remade in 2002 by Steven Soderbergh.
In Summa Technologiae—his major work of nonfiction, first published in 1964 and now available in English for the first time—Lem produced an engaging and caustically logical philosophical treatise about human and nonhuman life in its past, present, and future forms.
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Summa Technologiae
The Polish writer Stanisław Lem is best known to English-speaking readers as the author of the 1961 science fiction novel Solaris, adapted into a meditative film by Andrei Tarkovsky in 1972 and remade in 2002 by Steven Soderbergh. In Summa Technologiae—his major work of nonfiction, first published in 1964 and now available in English for the first time—Lem produced an...Paperback$3499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
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"Lem’s Summa Technologiae is an ambitious, unorthodox investigation into humanity’s enigmas and its place within the world. It uses science fiction as a method of inquiry, blending speculative thought with sober materialism to challenge notions of what it means to be human." — Eugene Thacker, author of After Life
The Los Angeles Review of Books praises the book for reigniting fundamental questions about humanity amid cultural revolutions, describing it as a fascinating journey into speculative philosophy.
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ISBN: 9780816675777
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 January 2014
Country: United States
Imprint: University of Minnesota Press
Illustration: 1
Contributors:
- Translated by Joanna Zylinska
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 51.0mm
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 440
About the Author
Stanislaw Lem (19212006) was the best-known science fiction author writing outside the English language. His books have been translated into more than forty languages and have sold more than 27 million copies worldwide.
Joanna Zylinska is professor of new media and communications at Goldsmiths, University of London. She is the author of Bioethics in the Age of New Media and The Ethics of Cultural Studies.
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