Lesson 4 Quiz

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Lesson 4 Quiz

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Post-humanism emphasizes that the human is a plural, rather than single, notion. What does this mean? *

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There are several different species of humans: Homo sapiens is not the only extant human species.

Humans are many; they have different bodily specificities, ideas, personalities and cultures; and still, they are all related, being part of the human species. In sum, "the human" cannot be defined by single, rigid labels; instead, we should talks of "humans".

It means that humans will never be able to understand one another. This is why Post-humanism is a synonym for Anti-humanism

Which of the following goes against post-humanist beliefs? *

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Slavery

Colonialism

Classism

All of the Above

From which movement, in particular, did Post-Humanism arise? *

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The Enlightenment

First-Wave Feminism

The Civil Rights Movement

Post-Modernism

What does it mean to "deconstruct the human" with regards to Post-Humanism? *

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It is to break free from ingrained superficial ideas of what defines a human and recognize instead that humans cannot be restrained within a single idea, nor should they be defined by strict categories such as race, gender, and class.

It is to marvel at the anatomical complexity of humans, thereby proving their superiority to other species.

It is to systematically break down all of the movements that have contributed to the rise of Post-Humanism while individually analyzing the effect of each movement on this relatively novel philosophy.

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