Homo Transformans

Author : Mary Elizabeth Ames
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781543480146

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Homo Transformans by Mary Elizabeth Ames Pdf

This story describes a new species of human, Homo transformans, and conflicts that arise from their ability to transform into different animal species including apex predators. Gene functions and the (imaginary) genetics of transformation support an innovative story of how some Homo sapiens became Homo transformans. The narrative describes the clash between morally corrupt organizations that use the capabilities of H. transformans to achieve dominance and the groups that defend and support them. Two factions emerge to determine the fate of the new species. In the end, the species defenders must face their mortal enemy in a battle they cannot win.

Author : Irving L. Kosow
Publisher : Pearson Educación
Page : 732 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 968880293X

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Electric Machinery and Transformers by Irving L. Kosow Pdf

Author : Ulrich J. Frey,Charlotte Störmer,Kai P. Willführ
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2010-08-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642121425

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Homo Novus - A Human Without Illusions by Ulrich J. Frey,Charlotte Störmer,Kai P. Willführ Pdf

Converging evidence from disciplines including sociobiology, evolutionary psychology and human biology forces us to adopt a new idea of what it means to be a human. As cherished concepts such as free will, naïve realism, humans as creation's crowning glory fall and our moral roots in ape group dynamics become clearer, we have to take leave of many concepts that have been central to defining our humanness. What emerges is a new human, the homo novus, a human being without illusions. Leading authors from many different fields explore these issues by addressing a range of illusions and providing evidence for the need, despite considerable reluctance, to relinquish some of our most cherished ideas about ourselves.

Author : Bernhard Rensch
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-07
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781000063813

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Homo Sapiens by Bernhard Rensch Pdf

Originally published in 1972, Homo Sapiens examines how humans emerged from among the millions of other species and achieved our unique position within the animal kingdom. The book examines what direction future evolution will take and what may be regarded as the ‘meaning’ of human existence. It stipulates that these are the questions for which no real basis of discussion existed before the 20th century, and at the time of publication, some were still without a definite answer. The book sets out analyse these questions and the continuing debate that has arisen from their study. This is an account of the uniqueness of man in the animal kingdom, how this uniqueness arose during evolution, and what traces of it can be detected in animals other than man. The book describes the mental and physical evolution of man, from his earliest ancestors to the present day. He also gives an account of man’s cultural development seeking to establish that there is an underlying principal of cultural evolution, a principle that has been denied by many historians. Later chapters deal with the future and with possible forecasts of mankind’s further physical, intellectual and cultural evolution.

Author : Stephen G. Dennis
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009-01-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780595631872

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Homo Dominus by Stephen G. Dennis Pdf

Homo dominus redefines what it means to be human. Starting with the component pieces of human uniqueness-cognition, self-awareness, language, technology, aggression, altruism, culture, the arts, and spirituality-it rebuilds the human species using a new conceptual blueprint. Sure to spark debate, Homo dominus offers a new vision of who we are and how we got here. Author Stephen Dennis draws from neuroscience, paleontology, psychology, and sociobiology to show that the impetus of human evolution is our propensity to control events and their consequences. This means simply that our root operating system is built on actions taken to bring perceptions into line with expectations. A pivotal genetic shift driven by ecological instability in the late Miocene era triggered this evolutionary divergence and propelled us out of apedom. From our hardscrabble origins on the forest margins to our current position of global dominance, Homo dominus recasts traditional human evolutionary theory in terms of basic control theory. It is a powerful organizing principle that puts our past in a new context and projects our future in a new light.

Author : John R. Shook,Liz Stillwaggon Swan
Publisher : Open Court
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780812698145

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Transformers and Philosophy by John R. Shook,Liz Stillwaggon Swan Pdf

Transformers began with toys and a cartoon series in 1984 and has since grown to include comic books, movies, and video games — its science fiction story has reached an audience with a wide range second only to that of Star Wars. Here, in Transformers and Philosophy, a dream team of philosophers pursues the fascinating questions posed by humankind’s encounter with an artificially intelligent mechanical civilization: Is genuine artificial intelligence possible? Would a robotic civilization come with its own morality and artistic life, and would it find a need for romantic love? Should we be more careful about developing robots that may eventually develop ideas of their own? Transformers and Philosophy puts Transformers under a microscope and exposes its philosophical implications in an instantly readable way.

Author : Mary Elizabeth Ames
Publisher : Koehler Books
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021-12-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1646634993

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Raephela by Mary Elizabeth Ames Pdf

Raephela is the sequel to the novel Homo transformans: The Origin and Nature of the Species. Both stories reveal a world in which a new species of humans, H. transformans, developed the genetic ability to transform, provided they had the genes that conveyed the capability. This creates a rift in society between those who support and succor H. transformans and those who seek to exploit them. Raephela continues the saga of H. transformans wherein Raephela Cassius seizes control of the Cassius Foundation and uses its resources to bend all people to her will.

Author : Alan Dean Foster
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780804180498

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Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday by Alan Dean Foster Pdf

The first human-alien contact. The last word in galactic warfare. The story you must read–before Transformers rockets to the big screen! A mammoth robotic being, clearly of alien origin, has been found beneath the Arctic ice. Its advanced engineering dwarfs known human technology, and unlocking its secrets will catapult American science eons into the future. In search of the mysterious artifact’s origin, a covert government agency sends the manned craft Ghost 1 on a perilous journey of discovery. When a mishap maroons Ghost 1 in the far reaches of unknown space, the ship’s distress beacon reaches the very alien race Ghost 1’s crew has been seeking: the Autobots. The gigantic mechanized beings are also on a quest: to find the Allspark, a device crucial to the salvation of their home world, Cybertron. But they’re not alone. The Decepticons, the Autobots’ brutal enemies, have their own sinister purposes in seeking the Allspark. As these adversaries are drawn together once more, the stage is set for a death-dealing new battle in which each is driven by a single-minded aim: total annihilation of the enemy.

Author : The Homo sapiens Project
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2007-02-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781412245197

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Are They Human Yet? by The Homo sapiens Project Pdf

What is the essence of humanity? What would an integrated science of Homo sapiens, the human species, include? Would such an understanding allow the species to manage itself better? Is the species making any progress at all along these lines? Or is its burgeoning material progress the best, and most, that should be expected of it? These are the kinds of questions that this modest little volume has the boldness to address. Presented as the draft report of The Homo sapiens Project, the book summarizes the current status of the human species, including its knowledge and management of itself. Written as a Consultation Draft, the book seeks feedback from readers and researchers interested in the future of humanity. Although the report was allegedly written by The Homo sapiens Project, the manuscript was brought to us by a person who prefers to remain anonymous at this time. Neither that person not the publisher can validate its authenticity. "Its apparent strength, and robustness, as an hypothesis convinced us to proceed with publication," said the publisher recently. Read for yourself how the difference (or is it war) between the sexes plays itself out in the human societies on planet Earth. Read where this species has come from, and where it is now, according to this ostensibly independent and objective analysis. Then, follow the hints towards the end of the book and muse about how the future of humanity might unfold. For the basis for acting on a human future is here, too. But be warned. The knowledge developing from this line of reasoning can be put to both 'good' and 'evil' purposes. The choice will be yours - to find the right balance for the future of the species -- once you understand... "Are They Human Yet?" poses a rhetorical question with a serious intent. Help choose a human future... read this book.

Author : Yehezkel Dror
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000055597

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Steering Human Evolution by Yehezkel Dror Pdf

Humanity must steer its evolution. As human knowledge moves a step ahead of Darwin’s theories, this book presents the emergence of human-made meta-evolution shaping our alternative futures. This novel process poses fateful challenges to humanity, which require regulation of emerging science and technology which may endanger the future of our species. However, to do so successfully, a novel ‘humanity-craft’ has to be developed; main ideologies and institutions need redesign; national sovereignty has to be limited; a decisive global regime becomes essential; some revaluation of widely accepted norms becomes essential; and a novel type of political leader, based on merit in addition to public support, is urgently needed. Taking into account the strength of nationalism and vested interests, it may well be that only catastrophes will teach humanity to metamorphose into a novel epoch without too high transition costs. But initial steps, such as United Nation reforms, are urgent in order to contain calamities and may soon become feasible. Being both interdisciplinary and based on personal experience of the author, this book adds up to a novel paradigm on steering human evolution. It will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of modern history, evolution sciences, future studies, political science, philosophy of action, and science and technology. It will also be of wide appeal to the general reader anxious about the future of life on Earth. Comments on the Corona pandemic add to the book’s concrete significance.

Author : Christopher S. Henshilwood,Francesco d'Errico
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789027211897

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Homo Symbolicus by Christopher S. Henshilwood,Francesco d'Errico Pdf

The emergence of symbolic culture, classically identified with the European cave paintings of the Ice Age, is now seen, in the light of recent groundbreaking discoveries, as a complex nonlinear process taking root in a remote past and in different regions of the planet. In this book the archaeologists responsible for some of these new discoveries, flanked by ethologists interested in primate cognition and cultural transmission, evolutionary psychologists modelling the emergence of metarepresentations, as well as biologists, philosophers, neuro-scientists and an astronomer combine their research findings. Their results call into question our very conception of human nature and animal behaviour, and they create epistemological bridges between disciplines that build the foundations for a novel vision of our lineage's cultural trajectory and the processes that have led to the emergence of human societies as we know them.

Author : Dan M Mrejeru
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 1953904211

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The Story of Homo Loquens by Dan M Mrejeru Pdf

Author : G. N. M. Tyrrell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-07
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781000063769

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Homo Faber by G. N. M. Tyrrell Pdf

Originally published in 1951, Homo Faber is an examination of the scientific outlook on human mental evolution through the lens of parapsychology. The book aims to undermine what its terms, the ‘scientific outlook’ examining the human interpretation of the world, and the preconceived scientific concepts that reality does not extend beyond the realm that our senses reveal. The book expands upon this and moves to examine the broader human understanding of the entire cosmos, challenging the scientific conception that this can be grasped in principal by human intellect, arising from the chance combination of material particles. The book argues that the scientific outlook prevents humans from discovering in the Universe the meaning and purpose which are everywhere to be found if sought in the appropriate contemplative states of mind. This book provides a unique take on the examination of human psychology and the evolution of the brain from an alternative scientific stance. It will be of interest to anthropologists, historians and psychologists alike.

Author : V. I. Smirnov
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781475700138

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Linear Operators and Operator Equations by V. I. Smirnov Pdf

Author : David P. Barash
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780199910793

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Homo Mysterious by David P. Barash Pdf

For all that science knows about the living world, notes David P. Barash, there are even more things that we don't know, genuine evolutionary mysteries that perplex the best minds in biology. Paradoxically, many of these mysteries are very close to home, involving some of the most personal aspects of being human. Homo Mysterious examines a number of these evolutionary mysteries, exploring things that we don't yet know about ourselves, laying out the best current hypotheses, and pointing toward insights that scientists are just beginning to glimpse. Why do women experience orgasm? Why do men have a shorter lifespan than women? Why does homosexuality exist? Why does religion exist in virtually every culture? Why do we have a fondness for the arts? Why do we have such large brains? And why does consciousness exist? Readers are plunged into an ocean of unknowns--the blank spots on the human evolutionary map, the terra incognita of our own species--and are introduced to the major hypotheses that currently occupy scientists who are attempting to unravel each puzzle (including some solutions proposed here for the first time). Throughout the book, readers are invited to share the thrill of science at its cutting edge, a place where we know what we don't know, and, moreover, where we know enough to come up with some compelling and seductive explanations. Homo Mysterious is a guide to creative thought and future explorations, based on the best, most current thinking by evolutionary scientists. It captures the allure of the "not-yet-known" for those interested in stretching their scientific imaginations.