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Constructing Futures: Outlining a Transhumanist Vision of the Future and the Challenge to Christian Theology of its Proposed Uses of New and Future Developments in Technology [PDF]

, 2012
Transhumanists arc committed to re-evaluating the entire human condition and offering proposalsfor transcending mortality, principally by augmenting the human body with mechanical components or by transferring the human mind into intelligent hyper ...
Jackson, Darrell R.
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Knowledge politics and new converging technologies: a social epistemological perspective [PDF]

, 2009
The “new converging technologies” refers to the prospect of advancing the human condition by the integrated study and application of nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology and the cognitive sciences - or “NBIC”.
Adleman L.M., Amos M., Arthur W.B., Bainbridge W.S., Bhaskar R., Brenner R., Chatterjee A., Dupré J., Feyerabend P., Fuller S., Fuller S., Fuller S., Galison P., Gilbert W., Glover J., Greenberg D.D., Habermas J., Hacking I., Harris J., Harrison P., Heelan P., Helpman E., Hirst P., Kevles D., Khushf G., Kostoff R., Kostoff R., Kurzweil R., Laudan L., Lenski R., Lukes S., Morange M., Moss L., Nordmann A., Roco M., Roco M., Roco M.C., Rose N., Sandel M., Saracci R., Schmidt J.C., Selin C., Shew A., Singer P., Stehr N., Steve Fuller, Youtie J.   +46 more
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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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Transhumanism, Human Moral Enhancement, and Virtues

Religions
Moral transhumanism is a project that aims to enhance human beings by using modern technology in a morally beneficial way. This article discusses the problems and ethical dilemmas raised by transhumanism, notably whether (moral) virtues may be enhanced ...
Vojko Strahovnik, Mateja Centa Strahovnik   +1 more
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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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Prayer, Participation, and Perfection in Dante's Commedia

Modern Theology, Volume 41, Issue 3, Page 515-538, July 2025.
Abstract This article stands at the intersection of two theological moments: one recognizing the theological authority of Dante Alighieri, especially in his Commedia, the other examining the relation of the doctrine of prayer to the doctrine of God. It argues that Dante can inform modern theological reflection on this relation in a profound way.
Stephen C. Pepper
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Transhumanism and Singularity: A Comparative Analysis of a Radical Perspective in Contemporary Works

Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 2019
A new literary tendency of the 21st century has reached a certain level where it encapsulates both the past and future of humans. We call this tendency “transhumanism”, and it endeavors to combine science and technology through the filtration of ...
Timuçin Buğra Edman
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Transhumanism and human enhancement: A postmortem [PDF]

, 2015
Fil: Vaccari, Andrés. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte; Argentina. Macquarie University; Australia. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Sede Andina.
Vaccari, Andrés
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(The Impossibility of) Acting upon a Story That We Can Believe [PDF]

, 2018
The historical sensibility of Western modernity is best captured by the phrase “acting upon a story that we can believe.” Whereas the most famous stories of historians facilitated nation-building processes, philosophers of history told the largest ...
Simon, Zoltán
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Ambivalent Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence in Religious Education: A Comparative Study Among Teachers in Germany and Poland

Teaching Theology &Religion, Volume 28, Issue 2, Page 110-123, July 2025.
ABSTRACT This article examines the perception of artificial intelligence (AI) in religious education, comparing the views of Catholic religion teachers in Germany and Poland. The analysis focuses mainly on generative AI, particularly large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT or Claude, which have recently transformed educational and communicative ...
Mariusz Chrostowski, Paweł Mąkosa
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