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TRANSHUMANISM AS A SECULARIST FAITH

Zygon, 2012
In the second half of the twentieth century, humanism— namely, the worldview that underpinned Western thought for several centuries—has been severely critiqued by philosophers who highlighted its theoretical and ethical limitations.
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Nietzsche and Transhumanism: A Meta-Analytical Perspective

Studia Humana, 2019
In recent years a debate has developed over the ties between Friedrich Nietzsche’s ideas and transhumanism. This article clarifies some issues at the meta-level of the discussion.
Campa Riccardo
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Decolonizing Information Narratives: Entangled Apocalyptics, Algorithmic Racism and the Myths of History [PDF]

, 2017
In what follows, some contemporary narratives about ‘the information society’ are interrogated from critical race theoretical and decolonial perspectives with a view to constructing a ‘counter-narrative’ purporting to demonstrate the embeddedness of ...
Ali, Syed Mustafa
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Deep ASI Literacy: Educating for Alignment with Artificial Super Intelligent Systems

Educational Theory, Volume 75, Issue 4, Page 739-764, August 2025.
Abstract Artificial intelligence companies and researchers are currently working to create Artificial Superintelligence (ASI): AI systems that significantly exceed human problem‐solving speed, power, and precision across the full range of human solvable problems. Some have claimed that achieving ASI — for better or worse — would be the most significant
Nicolas J. Tanchuk
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The Pilgrim’s Progress or Regress? The Case of Transhumanism and Deification

Religions
Transhumanism presents a view of human progress by transcending the human, regarding finitude and suffering to be fundamental problems that must be overcome by radical bioenhancement technologies.
Kimbell Kornu
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Kebangkitan Kristus dan Upaya Membangkitkan Manusia dari Kematian: Telaah Teologis Terhadap Transhumanisme-krionik

Gema Teologika, 2023
The resurrection of Christ is often associated exclusively with the context of Easter, the redemption of the sinful humans, and the hope of the future resurrection of the faithful. The resurrection from the dead is mentioned several times both in the Old
Defrita Rufikasari, Yahya Wijaya
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Why Altered Carbon is not about the future – and nor is any other science fiction [PDF]

, 2018
Science fiction has a more important job to do – it allows us to see ourselves in a new ...
Miller, Gavin
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A Cure for Humanity: the Transhumanisation of Culture [PDF]

, 2015
This paper examines the increasing integration of the radical human enhancement project into the cultural mainstream. The tacit identification of enhancement with therapy is no longer contested, but widely accepted.
Hauskeller, Michael
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Superlongevity and African Ethics

Journal of Applied Philosophy, Volume 42, Issue 3, Page 832-850, July 2025.
ABSTRACT I apply African moral precepts to the topic of ‘superlongevity’. I make the case that African theories give rise to three specific sorts of moral concern about life extension that are distinct from similar objections in Western literature: first, superlongevity presents a challenge to identity; second, significantly longer lives face increased
Christopher S. Wareham
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Approaching Transhumanism: On How Human Beings Transform in the 21st Century [PDF]

, 2014
The following article is to introduce the reader into a cultural and intellectual movement whose aim is to identify the need for improvement in human life in the sphere of physicality as well as mentality with the aid of modern technologies ...
Wendykowska, Emilia
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