| Summary: | This article examines the science-fiction TV show Caprica from the perspective of the technological utopianisms that are represented in the series. It explores the mechanistic and dualistic conception of the body/mind relationship as represented in the series, conveyed through the creation of a new kind of artificial intelligence and the dream of digital immortality through mind uploading or copying. Finally, the show emphasizes how spiritual aspirations related to Gnosticism underpin techno-utopianism as a whole and transhumanism in particular, gradually distancing itself from the traditional debate of natural vs. artificial or materialism vs. spirituality.
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