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Post-Humanity: Anthropology in the Mirror
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jan 5 2026
Pages: 150
Weight: 0.46
Height: 0.35 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Post-Humanity: Anthropology in the Mirror by Eduardo Galvani redefines humanity's place in the cosmos through a bold anthropological lens, challenging anthropocentric illusions in an era of ecological crisis and technological transcendence. This provocative exploration from Florianópolis, Brazil (2025), invites readers to confront post-humanity not as sci-fi fantasy, but as three intertwined realities demanding urgent reevaluation.
Galvani dissects post-humanity via three perspectives: First Nature (the autonomous cosmos, Earth, and non-human life indifferent to us); Second Nature (human artifacts, cultures, and symbols born from our ingenuity); and Future Humanity (our transformative condition amid technological development, cyborg mergers and planetary upheaval). Drawing on anthropology's evolution-from Herodotus to Boas, Lévi-Strauss, and modern post-humanists like Viveiros de Castro-this work bridges biology and culture to expose humanity's dual animal-cultural essence.
Anthropological FoundationsTracing anthropology's genesis, Galvani highlights paradigm shifts: from evolutionist ethnocentrism to cultural relativism, functionalism (Malinowski), structuralism (Lévi-Strauss), and interdisciplinary dialogues with psychology (Vygotsky) and philosophy (Ingold, Geertz). Key theories like Ingold's humanity and animality and Geertz's gradualist humanization dismantle nature-culture dualisms, revealing humanity as interdependent with post-human realms.
Provocative ImplicationsIn the Anthropocene, Galvani warns of alienated cyborg futures (Haraway) where second nature dominates, urging a holistic post-humanism-Ferrando's plural centers, Kohn's forest semiosis, and Amerindian perspectivism-to foster interspecies harmony. Dystopias loom if we ignore this; transcendence awaits reconnection.
Perfect for philosophy enthusiasts, eco-thinkers, and futurists, this mirror to our condition sparks debate: Are we gods, animals, or fleeting guests in a post-human world? Read now.
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