THE STRATEGY AND CHALLENGES OF TRANSHUMANISM: WITH SPECIAL FOCUS ON HUMAN DIGNITY
TRANSHUMANISM
THOUGHT PROCESS What is transhumanism technologies that support transhumanism dignity arguments strategy of transhumanism philosophical analysis CYBORG
TRANSHUMANISM The Intellectual and Cultural movement affirms the possibility and desirability of Enhancing human condition Humanists believe that Humans Matter , that individuals matter . It is the next stage of human evolution, Aided by Technology where natural humans become superfluous
TRANSHUMANS AT PRESENT
Kevin Warwick, a Professor of Cybernetics became the world's first cyborg. He doesn't want to become a robot; he wants to be a better human. TRANSHUMANS AT PRESENT
Proponents of transhumanism NICK BOSTROM NATASHA MORE MAX MORE BEN GOERTZEL HANS MORAVEC
AIM OF TRANSHUMANISM Increase in human health Extension of intellectual and physical capacities Control of our mental states and moods Immortality : to eliminate death H+ Project
POSTHUMANISM Posthuman …. whose basic capacities so Radically Exceed those of present humans It is a method of Synthetic Evolution. process where human and machine are integrated in Bio-Cybernetic unification It is the combination of biotechnology and brain-computer interfacing (NBIC Convergence)
2. technologies Law of accelerated returns
Super intelligence when a machine mimics " cognitive" functions artificial beings endowed with human-like intelligence . Weak AI to perform a narrow task Strong AI to outperform humans at nearly every cognitive task . start
UPLOADING transferring an intellect from a biological brain to a computer. scanning the synaptic structure destructive uploading : original brain is destroyed non-destructive uploading uploading will require progress in neuroscience
singularity A HYPOTHETICAL FUTURE creation of super-intelligent machines . Machine Intelligence surpasses human advent of new civilization . super-intelligent , super-benevolent SINGULARITY
3. Dignity arguments LEON KASS: BIO-CONSERVATIVE LIFE’S VIEW IN TECHNICAL TERMS DEHUMANIZING DEVALUING
MICHAEL J SANDEL MASTERY OVER LIFE THE GIFTEDNESS OF LIFE OPEN TO THE UNBIDDEN DISGNER CHILDREN FEATURES OF MORAL LIFE
NICK BOSTROM IN FAVOUR OF TRANSHUMANISM EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS POSTHUMANITY MODERN USAGE OF DIGNITY HUMAN IN BROADER SENSE
4. STRATEGY CONCERN ON NATURE’S GIFT CURE FOR GROWING CONCERNS LIBERAL AND FUTURISTIC EQUILIBRIUM OF HUMAN BEING
MORAL IMPLICATIONS Immortality poses a series of ethical and moral questions , room for the next generations for those privileged few a new class divide . The differently abled are the ones without any prosthetic implants or bionic enhancements what it means to be human .
ANTHROPOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS fancy and luxury life meaningful human choice . " natural" into the " artifactual to control the nature and to destroy a massive number of humans at once, while we have more “consumerist” choices
RELIGIOUS IMPLICATIONS prolongation of a materially-based human product. that mortality i s not just a curse or a burden, it is also a blessing. But it is a blessing insofar as our resting is the very condition for any affirmation of being at all
ACTION PLAN 1. God’s mission involves the transformation and renewal of creation 2 . We seek growth and progress along every dimension of our humanity 3. We recognize science and technology as tangible expressions of our God-given impulse to explore and discover