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Prayer, Participation, and Perfection in Dante's Commedia

Modern Theology, Volume 41, Issue 3, Page 515-538, July 2025.
Abstract This article stands at the intersection of two theological moments: one recognizing the theological authority of Dante Alighieri, especially in his Commedia, the other examining the relation of the doctrine of prayer to the doctrine of God. It argues that Dante can inform modern theological reflection on this relation in a profound way.
Stephen C. Pepper
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TRANSHUMANISM AND MORAL EQUALITY [PDF]

Bioethics, 2007
ABSTRACTConservative thinkers such as Francis Fukuyama have produced a battery of objections to the transhumanist project of fundamentally enhancing human capacities. This article examines one of these objections, namely that by allowing some to greatly extend their capacities, we will undermine the fundamental moral equality of human beings.
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Enhancing Agricultural Surveillance: An Edge‐A and LoRa‐Based Vision Mote System for Infrastructure‐Deficient Regions

Engineering Reports, Volume 7, Issue 6, June 2025.
This study explores the use of aspect tool generation in agriculture for real‐time surveillance and tracking using imaginative prescient and long‐range (LoRa) technology. This study focuses on the deployment of a Control Room and Vision Surveillance Mote at remote locations to address issues with real‐time tracking capabilities and limited connectivity.
Simant Kamal Dutta, Rajesh Singh, Anita Gehlot, Puneet Chandra Srivastava, Kiran Srivastava, Praveen Kumar Malik, Gunjan Gupta   +6 more
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Transhumanism, Human Moral Enhancement, and Virtues

Religions
Moral transhumanism is a project that aims to enhance human beings by using modern technology in a morally beneficial way. This article discusses the problems and ethical dilemmas raised by transhumanism, notably whether (moral) virtues may be enhanced ...
Vojko Strahovnik, Mateja Centa Strahovnik   +1 more
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Constructing Futures: Outlining a Transhumanist Vision of the Future and the Challenge to Christian Theology of its Proposed Uses of New and Future Developments in Technology [PDF]

, 2012
Transhumanists arc committed to re-evaluating the entire human condition and offering proposalsfor transcending mortality, principally by augmenting the human body with mechanical components or by transferring the human mind into intelligent hyper ...
Jackson, Darrell R.
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Knowledge politics and new converging technologies: a social epistemological perspective [PDF]

, 2009
The “new converging technologies” refers to the prospect of advancing the human condition by the integrated study and application of nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology and the cognitive sciences - or “NBIC”.
Adleman L.M., Amos M., Arthur W.B., Bainbridge W.S., Bhaskar R., Brenner R., Chatterjee A., Dupré J., Feyerabend P., Fuller S., Fuller S., Fuller S., Galison P., Gilbert W., Glover J., Greenberg D.D., Habermas J., Hacking I., Harris J., Harrison P., Heelan P., Helpman E., Hirst P., Kevles D., Khushf G., Kostoff R., Kostoff R., Kurzweil R., Laudan L., Lenski R., Lukes S., Morange M., Moss L., Nordmann A., Roco M., Roco M., Roco M.C., Rose N., Sandel M., Saracci R., Schmidt J.C., Selin C., Shew A., Singer P., Stehr N., Steve Fuller, Youtie J.   +46 more
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Literary Festivals as Makers of the Global Novel

Literature Compass, Volume 22, Issue 2, June 2025.
ABSTRACT This article argues that literary festivals are crucial agents in the contemporary global literary landscape, actively shaping the ‘global novel’ and the ‘global writer’. It contends that traditional literary criticism has understudied the role of cultural market agents like festivals, emphasizing instead the globalization of the novelistic ...
Ana Gallego Cuiñas
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Transhumanism and Singularity: A Comparative Analysis of a Radical Perspective in Contemporary Works

Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 2019
A new literary tendency of the 21st century has reached a certain level where it encapsulates both the past and future of humans. We call this tendency “transhumanism”, and it endeavors to combine science and technology through the filtration of ...
Timuçin Buğra Edman
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Manifestations of the post-secular emerging within discourses of posthumanism [PDF]

, 2013
This paper discusses the concepts of posthuman and post-secular in critical ...
Graham, Elaine L.
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Imagined Climate Futures and Collective Action: An Analysis of Affect in Dystopias and Utopias by Young Climate Activists

Journal of Community &Applied Social Psychology, Volume 35, Issue 2, March/April 2025.
ABSTRACT In recent climate mobilisations, young people have emerged as key leaders, organisers, and influencers of social change. This article examines how utopias and dystopias, embedded in affective‐discursive practices, are articulated by young climate activists to support their engagement in collective action.
Tânia R. Santos, Dora Rebelo, Ana Garcia, Maria Fernandes‐Jesus, Carla Malafaia, Anabela Carvalho   +5 more
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