We Have Always Been Cyborgs

The concept of transhumanism emerged in the middle of the 20th century, and has influenced discussions around AI, brain-computer interfaces, genetic technologies and life extension. Despite its enduring influence in the public imagination, a fully developed philosophy of transhumanism has not been presented yet.

In this new book, leading philosopher Stefan Lorenz Sorgner explor...

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The concept of transhumanism emerged in the middle of the 20th century, and has influenced discussions around AI, brain-computer interfaces, genetic technologies and life extension. Despite its enduring influence in the public imagination, a fully developed philosophy of transhumanism has not been presented yet.

In this new book, leading philosopher Stefan Lorenz Sorgner explores the critical issues that link transhumanism with digitalisation, gene technologies and ethics. He examines the history and meaning of transhumanism and asks bold questions about human perfection, cyborgs, genetically enhanced entities, and uploaded minds.

Offering insightful reflections on values, norms and utopia, this will be an important guide for readers interested in contemporary digital culture, gene ethics and policy making.

Part One: Transhumanism – In a Nutshell
Philosophical Issues
Transhumanism as Nihilistic, Positive Pessimism
Part Two: On a Silicon-Based Transhumanism
Transhumanism without Mind Uploading and Immortality
A Democratic Usage of our Digital Data as a Pragmatic Must-Have?
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Part One: Transhumanism – In a Nutshell
Philosophical Issues
Transhumanism as Nihilistic, Positive Pessimism
Part Two: On a Silicon-Based Transhumanism
Transhumanism without Mind Uploading and Immortality
A Democratic Usage of our Digital Data as a Pragmatic Must-Have?
Part Three: On a Carbonate-Based Transhumanism
From Nietzsche’s Overhuman to the Post-human of Transhumanism
Moral (Bio)Enhancement
Gene Modification
Gene Selection
Part Four: A Fictive Ethics
Using Gene Technologies as a Vice?
Three Transhumanist Types of Human Perfection
What Does it Mean to Harm a Person?
Transhumanism and the Land of Cockaygne
Transhumanism, Immortality, and the Meaning of Life
The End as a New Beginning
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