Jin's EDC blog » philosophy https://edc15.education.ed.ac.uk/jdarling Just another Education and digital culture 2015 site Mon, 20 Apr 2015 19:39:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 Me, attempting to understand transhumanism and posthumanism https://edc15.education.ed.ac.uk/jdarling/2015/01/14/attempting-to-understand-transhumanism-and-posthumanism/ https://edc15.education.ed.ac.uk/jdarling/2015/01/14/attempting-to-understand-transhumanism-and-posthumanism/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2015 18:44:29 +0000 http://edc15.education.ed.ac.uk/jdarling/?p=91 “Transhumanism” is a term first used by Julian Huxley (1957).

As humans have become aware of the possibilities for improving themselves and eventually mankind as a whole. All humans will one day have their  basic needs fulfilled, “poverty, disease, ill-health, over-work, cruelty [and] oppression”. Science will make this possible.

Very simply:

  • Transhumanism is the process of this transformation.
  • A “transhuman” is somebody who chooses to follow a path towards transhumanism.
  • “Posthumanism” describes mankind after the goal of transhumanism is realised.

The terms transhumanism and posthumanism are  also commonly used to describe a philosophy that involves the use of technology to improve/evolve the whole of humankind.

Author: jindarling

Bibliography

Humanity+ (n.d.) Transhumanist FAQ. Available from: http://humanityplus.org/philosophy/transhumanist-faq/#answer_19 [Accessed 14 January 2015].

Huxley, J. (1957) “Transhumanism.” Available from: http://www.transhumanism.org/index.php/WTA/more/huxley [Accessed 14 January 2015].

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