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Title: | The transhumanist problem | Authors: | BESSEMANS, Chris | Issue Date: | 2013 | Source: | Beyond Humanism conference series (5th edition), University of Rome 3, 11-14.09.2013 | 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. | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/31726 | Category: | C2 | Type: | Conference Material |
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