What would be truly compelling: a world where "transhumanism" is an accepted practice, individuals do not mistake "existence" with "significance", and the most profound philosophical question is "What purpose do I serve by continuing to live?" ❋ Unknown (2003)
Everything that today goes by the name transhumanism is a mistake and a misunderstanding. ❋ Tusar N Mohapatra (2006)
The word transhumanism consciously evokes the tradition of humanism, i.e. the secular view of man as the "center" of the moral universe. ❋ Unknown (2006)
It's called transhumanism, or altering the human body through biotechnology. ❋ Unknown (2009)
To the undiluted, unadulterated, uncompromising original core of transhumanism, that is. ❋ Unknown (2009)
A philosophy known as transhumanism sees humans taking charge of their evolution and transcending their biological limitations via technology. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Dimitris Yeros Mr. Arakawa and Ms. Gins's work is based loosely on a movement known as "transhumanism," and is premised on the idea that people degenerate and die in part because they live in spaces that are too comfortable. ❋ Unknown (2009)
The pair's work, based loosely on a movement known as "transhumanism," is premised on the idea that people degenerate and die in part because they live in spaces that are too comfortable. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Recent movements such as transhumanism and abolitionism project a future in which suffering will be transcended with drugs and technology. ❋ Unknown (2007)
In my own writing I try to emphasize the intersection between "transhumanism" and disability rights through asserting that people ought to have the right to configure their own bodies and maintain certain configurations that suit them without being coerced or discriminated against. ❋ Kay Olson (2007)
I could be mistaken about what "transhumanism" means, but the expense and therefore the radically unequal availability of technological "enhancements" would seem to mean that the technologies could only intensify the differences between rich and poor. ❋ Unknown (2003)
The term "transhumanism" is symbolized by H+ or h+ and is often used as a synonym for ❋ Thatsmybiz1 (2010)
Although there is no universally agreed definition of the word "transhumanism", it seems to me that the core idea is rather simple: within certain limits, it is desirable to use emerging technologies to enhance human physical and cognitive capacities, and to make other beneficial alterations to human traits. ❋ Unknown (2009)
For all that, do the words "transhumanism", and its cognates such as "transhumanist", etc., carry too much baggage? ❋ Unknown (2009)
Although the first known use of the term "transhumanism" dates from 1957, the contemporary meaning is a product of the 1980s when futurists in the United States began to organize what has since grown into the transhumanist movement. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Trons I recently lampooned for bemoaning instead that organized techno-utopian "transhumanism" is getting too "moderate" in its advocacy of Robot Cultism these days. ❋ Unknown (2009)
The term "transhumanism" refers to those who are not opposed to using technology, including genetic and / or bionic enhancements, to improve the human body. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Greg Egan, for example, argued from a worldview very close to mine, but strongly discouraged use of the word "transhumanism". ❋ Unknown (2009)
