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dc.contributor.author | BESSEMANS, Chris | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-14T09:18:01Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-08-14T09:18:01Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | - |
dc.date.submitted | 2020-02-21T13:30:31Z | - |
dc.date.submitted | 2020-02-21T13:30:31Z | - |
dc.identifier.citation | European Society for Philosophy of Medicine and Healthcare 2015, Bioethics Institute Ghent, 19-22.08.2015 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/31725 | - |
dc.description.abstract | In this paper, I argue against full--fledged transhumanism, i.e. the endeavour to erect a trans--or posthuman species. My claim is that the serious entertaining of transhumanist ideals as a significant and compulsory reference point for practical thinking is a manifestation of a mentality which is in a deep sense contradictory, delusional and anti--realist. Summarily, the problem with transhumanism (and the mechanisms on route to the new state of being) is that it entails a kind of conceptual contradiction: the attainment of the ideal non--alienating state of being necessitates a revolutionary, total alienation and disruption. | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.title | The perfectionist fallacy in transhumanist thought | - |
dc.type | Conference Material | - |
local.bibliographicCitation.conferencedate | 2015, August 19-22 | - |
local.bibliographicCitation.conferencename | European Society for Philosophy of Medicine and Healthcare 2015 | - |
local.bibliographicCitation.conferenceplace | Bioethics Institute Ghent | - |
local.format.pages | 10 | - |
local.bibliographicCitation.jcat | C2 | - |
local.type.refereed | Refereed | - |
local.type.specified | Conference Presentation | - |
local.provider.type | - | |
local.uhasselt.uhpub | no | - |
item.fullcitation | BESSEMANS, Chris (2015) The perfectionist fallacy in transhumanist thought. In: European Society for Philosophy of Medicine and Healthcare 2015, Bioethics Institute Ghent, 19-22.08.2015. | - |
item.fulltext | With Fulltext | - |
item.contributor | BESSEMANS, Chris | - |
item.accessRights | Restricted Access | - |
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