Are there any essential works on either Transhumanism or Post-Humanism?
It seems bizarre to me that such an increasingly relevant social matter seems to have a lack of writing on it. I'm also more interested in it from a philosophical view, rather than fiction (as I'm aware there are already a few Sci Fi novels that involve both).
Transhumanism and Post-humanism
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Isn't it weird that "transgender" people aren't "transhuman" but subhuman?
Authors are way too threatened by the idea to write about it.
Me too, I asked about it here. Got some dystopian literature, but really wanted something philosophical.
Because transhumanist are often like this:
>dude technology lmao
They are barely critical of technology. I am not expecting Ted Kaczynski style critique of technology*, but the techno-optimism of "dude lmao science and technology will solve everything bro" just doesn't do it.
I am looking for some analysis with potential issues, shortcomings, benefits etc. I want to know how transhumanism fits in a world where certain resources are being depleted, how transhumanism fits into social issues and so on and so on.
*Am going to read his next book tho.
I know a lot who wrote on that, but in French.
I thought this was pretty good.
>Ted Chu, PhD
You know there's something wrong when the author waves his status to gather validation.
Haven't read her, but Donna Haraway wrote a Cyborg Manifesto and a book called Simians, Cyborgs, and Nature, both are supposed to be interesting.m
Cyberiad
Yeah, I can see that. A thoughtful editor/publisher might have picked that up. I feel like a lot of more medical-side doctors do this (for good and ill). Still though, it's a good read. I was way into transhumanism in the summer and this was what I was looking for.
I would also recommend this, although it's not so much in a science-fiction vein as it is a continental philosophy sense. The manifesto at the end was very thought-provoking.