Posthumanism

Posthumanism, related to transhumanism, is the belief, study, or promotion of the idea that the human form is self-limiting.\nPosthumanists seek to get beyond the natural bounds of the body.\nPosthumanists promote artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, biomachines,\nand other technologies whose goal it is to blur the distinction\nbetween humans and machines. According to [another definition], a posthuman is what a transhuman seeks to become. Posthumans are 'Persons of unprecedented physical, intellectual, and psychological capacity, self-programming, self-constituting, potentially immortal, unlimited individuals.' There is also the theory that the human brain can be biologically altered to use its perceived potential. At best, the actual cognitive functioning of the brain is limited. Bioengineers will attempt to utilize all of the 'grey matter'. Some may see this as dystopian, but posthumanists themselves see it as\na natural extension and consequence of the human desire for self-improvement,\nand consider those opposed to be Luddites. Posthumanism is a common theme in early 21st century science fiction.

External links

• The Posthuman Condition: Consciousness Beyond the Brain\n*The Post Human Manifesto\n*STEM ARTS Robert Pepperell\n*Betterhumans\n*http://www.vcn.bc.ca/web-prophet/trans.htm

Category:Transhumanism