Toni Svetejl Abstract: Transhumanism, with its wish to transform the essence of human being, challenges anew the perennial discussion regarding the essence of human beings. If this transformation touches only the biological level of human existence, can we still talk about transformation? The idea of bringing humans to a higher level is also well-known in … [Read more…]
Lorin Ghiman Abstract The rapid institutionalization of “transhumanism”, promoted from the status of subculture to ‘intellectual movement’, to the point in which its interests have gained academic traction becoming a research and reflection field cannot conceal the many methodological and epistemic shortcomings it still suffers today. I intend to go through the most striking … [Read more…]
Aleš Erjavec, Oana Șerban Abstract This interview is inspired the most important working-hypothesis presented in the volume Aesthetic Revolutions and the Twentieth-Century Avant-Garde Movements, edited by Aleš Erjavec, that questions the legitimacy of the distinction between aesthetic and artistic avant-gardes, supported by the relationship of each concept with the modern revolutionary politics. The … [Read more…]
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 … [Read more…]
Lorin Ghiman Abstract What is still lacking in the expanding research field of transhumanism is a serious investigation of the social existence and its role in the shaping of the future. Taking Sorgner’s recent book, We have always been cyborgs, as a guide, the paper investigates the roots and possible reasons of the societal … [Read more…]
Nicolás Antonio Rojas Cortés Abstract Acknowledging an ontology of permanent becoming has ethical and epistemological consequences for the presentation of a thought system. Ontological presuppositions have consequences for our understanding and our ways of inhabiting the world. These statements are particularly true when we think of transhumanism. The problem is that when these assumptions … [Read more…]
Andrei Nuțaș Abstract Transhumanism is a cultural and philosophical movement that advocates for the use of technology to improve the human condition and overcome limitations as a species. The question of whether the transhumanist goal of a posthuman future is desirable remains open, as it depends on the values and goals that guide the … [Read more…]
Jason M. Pittman Abstract Humanity is transforming from a pure biological organism to a biodigitally converged being. The transformation has been hastened by rapid increases in power and commercialization of advanced technologies such as brain-computer interfaces and artificial intelligence. All indicators point towards a trend of continual acceleration away from baseline biology as the … [Read more…]
Philip Larrey, Daniele Puleio Abstract This paper presents transhumanism as a post-biological philosophy that can provide a theoretical framework for scientific programmes oriented towards the search for intelligent life in the universe. The long-term thinking inherent in transhumanism synchronizes evolution and technology, heralding the genesis of post-biological entities. The first part of the paper … [Read more…]