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Transhumanism is a philosophical movement that advocates the enhancement of the human condition by developing and making widely available new and future technologies to enhance longevity, cognition, and well-being. Influenced by seminal works of science fiction, the transhumanist vision of a transformed future humanity has many supporters and detractors from a wide range of perspectives, including philosophy and religion. Some critics argue that transhumanism amounts to little more than a "rebranding" of eugenics.
Transhumanism is a philosophical movement that proposes using advanced technologies to enhance human abilities like lifespan, intelligence, and overall well-being. The movement has both passionate supporters and critics, who raise concerns ranging from philosophical and religious objections to comparisons with eugenics.
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- History
- Precursors of transhumanism
- Early transhumanist thinking
- Artificial intelligence and the technological singularity
- Growth of transhumanism
- Theory
- Aims
- Ethics
- Currents
- Spirituality
- Practice
- Technologies of interest
- Debate
- Feasibility
- Intrinsic immorality
- Loss of human identity
- Socioeconomic effects
- Cultural aesthetics
- New eugenics
- Existential risks
- Antinatalism and pronatalism
- Groups and organizations
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Transhumanism is a philosophical movement that advocates the enhancement of the human condition by developing and making widely available new and future technologies to enhance longevity, cognition, and well-being. Influenced by seminal works of science fiction, the transhumanist vision of a transformed future humanity has many supporters and detractors from a wide range of perspectives, including philosophy and religion. Some critics argue that transhumanism amounts to little more than a "rebranding" of eugenics.
Transhumanist thinkers discuss the potential benefits and dangers of emerging technologies that could overcome fundamental human limitations, as well as the ethics of using such technologies. Some transhumanists speculate that human beings may eventually be able to transform themselves into beings of such vastly greater abilities as to merit being called "posthuman". Another topic of transhumanist discourse is how to protect humanity against existential risks, including artificial general intelligence, asteroid impact, gray goo, pandemic, societal collapse, and nuclear warfare.