Postdigital Humans: Transitions, Transformations and Transcendence

by Maggi Savin-Baden (Editor)

Overview

This book explores approaches to developing and using postdigital humans and the impact they are having on a postdigital world. It presents current research and practices at a time when education is changing rapidly with digital, technological advances. In particular, it outlines the major challenges faced by today’s employers, developers, teachers, researchers, priests and philosophers. The book examines conceptions of postdigital humans and studies the issue in connection with ethics and employment, as well as from perspectives such as philosophy and religion.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783030655945
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	04/26/2021
Series:	Postdigital Science and Education
Edition description:	1st ed. 2021
Pages:	195
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Maggi Savin-Baden is Professor of Higher Education, University of Worcester, UK. She has been research learning in innovative spaces for over 20 years gaining grants from funder that include The Leverhulme Trust, Esmee Fairbairn, JISC and the Ministry of Defence. She has authored, coauthored and edited 17 books to date with 2 more due out in 2020-21. In her spare time she is a baker, runner and triathlete.

Table of Contents

Part I Conceptions of Postdigital Humans.- What are postdigital Humans Maggi Savin-Baden.- Typologies of postdigital humans and Artificial Intelligence Petar Jandric.- A case study of a Virtual life coach Victoria Mason- Robbie.- Part II Postdigital Humans and Ethics.- Part III Postdigital Humans Employment.- Neil Frude.- Part IV Policy and Law.- Dame Glenys.- Part V Philosophy and Religion.- Stever Fuller.- John Reader and Adrian Evans.