C. S. Lewis Type post Author James A. Herrick Date August 26, 2020 CategoriesBioethicsEthics Tagged , biotechnology, C.S. Lewis, Judeo-Christian tradition, magic, morality, prophecy, Science, scientists, Tao, That Hideous Strength, The Abolition of Man, The Conditioners, theism, twins Science and Scientism: The Prophetic Vision of C. S. Lewis James A. Herrick August 26, 2020 Bioethics, Ethics 6 This essay has argued that Lewis was prophetic as regards the advent of techniques powerful enough to bring about the effects he feared. Read More ›
THS 11 Type post Author James A. Herrick Date August 25, 2020 CategoriesBioethics Tagged , artificial intelligence, biotechnology, C.S. Lewis, genetic engineering, George Bernard Shaw, history, J.B.S. Haldane, Silicon Valley, That Hideous Strength, The Abolition of Man, transhumanism C. S. Lewis and Critical Reactions to Transhumanism James A. Herrick August 25, 2020 Bioethics 6 I will briefly review two prominent voices in the opposition camp who reflect concerns at the heart of C. S. Lewis’s own case. Read More ›
THS 10 Type post Author James A. Herrick Date August 24, 2020 CategoriesBioethicsTechnology Tagged , C.S. Lewis, Internet, magic, mysticism, Nick Bostrom, noosphere, Ray Kurzweil, Science, Teilhard de Chardin, That Hideous Strength, The Abolition of Man, The Singularity is Near, transhumanism, University of Oxford C. S. Lewis and Contemporary Transhumanism James A. Herrick August 24, 2020 Bioethics, Technology 14 The vision of technologically enhanced posthumanity arises out of a synthesis of scientific culture’s most robust mythologies. Read More ›
THS 7 Type post Author James A. Herrick Date August 23, 2020 CategoriesBioethicsTechnology Tagged , Arthur C. Clarke, C.H. Waddington, C.S. Lewis, Darwinism, eugenics, evolution, Francis Galton, George Bernard Shaw, H.G. Wells, J.B.S. Haldane, science fiction, scientism, Tao, That Hideous Strength, The Abolition of Man C. S. Lewis, Science, and Science Fiction James A. Herrick August 23, 2020 Bioethics, Technology 19 Was C. S. Lewis an enemy of science? The apparent answer to this question is no. Read More ›
THS 2 Type post Author James A. Herrick Date August 22, 2020 CategoriesBioethics Tagged , biotechnology, C.S. Lewis, education, experimentation, human race, Nature, propaganda, Tao, That Hideous Strength, The Conditioners Why C. S. Lewis Wrote The Abolition of Man James A. Herrick August 22, 2020 Bioethics 5 Lewis’s deep suspicion of modernist educational projects, subjectivism about morality, and progressive scientific planning animates these lectures. Read More ›
THS-12 Type post Author James A. Herrick Date August 21, 2020 CategoriesBioethicsHuman ExceptionalismTechnology Tagged , autonomy, biotechnology, C.S. Lewis, dystopia, Francis Galton, George Bernard Shaw, human nature, J.B.S. Haldane, Julian Savulescu, liberalism, Oxford University, pharmaceuticals, That Hideous Strength, The Abolition of Man, transhumanism The Abolition of Man and the Advent of the Posthuman James A. Herrick August 21, 2020 Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Technology 9 In Julian Savulescu’s view, rapidly advancing brain science will provide some of the data necessary to shaping a better human race. Read More ›
Type post Author James A. Herrick Date November 29, 2013 CategoriesBioethics Tagged , __k-review, science, Views C.S. Lewis and the Advent of the Posthuman James A. Herrick November 29, 2013 Bioethics 1 We read Lewis as a friendly uncle; we need to encounter him as a fiery prophet. Read More ›