Natasha Beranek
Abstract
Transhumanism is not a religion, despite the focus that many of its retinue place on ethereal aims like immortality, disembodied consciousness, and perfection. Nor can transhumanism be accurately glossed as an ideology, given its diversity of opinions on possible ‘beyond human’ outcomes. We Have Always Been Cyborgs instead renders transhumanism much more terrestrial, demonstrating that it is better understood as a philosophically informed positive attitude towards the use of technologies. It is interested in providing innovative options for our existence rather than introducing dystopian constraints on our individuality. Sorgner’s book encourages us to realize that before we can avail ourselves of emerging technologies, we need to do the work of questioning the boundaries between human, nature, and technology.