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8 - Transhumanism and Transcendence

from Part II - Social and Moral Issues

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2024

By
Ilia Delio
Edited by
Beth Singler  and
Fraser Watts
Beth Singler
Affiliation:
Universität Zürich
Fraser Watts
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
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Summary

Technology has been an integral part of biological life since the inception of terrestrial life. Evolution is the process by which biological life seeks to transcend itself in pursuit of more robust life. This chapter examines transhumanism as the use of technological means to enhance human biological function. Transhumanists see human nature as a work in progress and suggest that by responsible use of science, technology and other rational means, we shall become beings with vastly greater capacities and unlimited potential. Transhumanism has religious implications.

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evolutiontranshumanismAIenhancementsingularityWorld Transhumanist Associationdigital immortality
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The Cambridge Companion to Religion and Artificial Intelligence , pp. 131 - 147
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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