Transhumanism: How Far Is Too Far?

Thompson, Joel L.

doi:10.1080/20502877.2017.1345092

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“…Transhumanist goals aim at god-like immortality, discursively reframed as radical life extension (Thompson, 2017). Regardless of whether this will ever be possible or not, one vital element for the realization of these goals is biohacking (Ramoğlu, 2019).…”

Section: Children Of Prometheus: Transhumanists and Biohackersmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Promethean biohacker: on consumer biohacking as a labour of love

Lima

Kamlot

Belk

2022

Journal of Marketing Management

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Just as the mythical Greek Titan Prometheus created humans and brought them the technology of fire, the biohackers studied here seek to recreate humanity and bring us technologies that make us god-like. In this paper, we explore how and why biohackers have been integrating technologies into their bodies. Drawing on Transhumanism, biohacking, and consumer sentiments literature, we depict three avatars of Promethean biohackers. While distinct from one another, their biohackings are tied by a single sentiment: that of love. Here, love is what energizes biohackers' actions on their Promethean journey to become transhumans. This study challenges prior discussions on human-technology relationships framed in largely instrumental terms. Our research also highlights the importance for scholars and practitioners to address ethical issues around eugenics and human commodification.

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Section: Children Of Prometheus: Transhumanists and Biohackersmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Promethean biohacker: on consumer biohacking as a labour of love

Lima

Kamlot

Belk

2022

Journal of Marketing Management

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“…While manipulation of the growing sophistication of the being of humans constitutes the essence of transhumanism, understandably, other thematic foci in transhumanist perspective can also include the colonization of space, the possibility of the creation of superintelligent machines, and the potential developments that have the possibility of radically altering the human condition (Szocik & Braddock, 2019; Thompson, 2017). Transhumanism gradually developed over the past decades.…”

Section: Philosophical and Theoretical Perspectivesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Transcending human frailties with technological enhancements and replacements: Transhumanist perspective in nursing and healthcare

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As biotechnology advances, so too may our ideas of what it means to be human. Today, we can alter our bodies in previously unimaginable ways, whether that's implanting microchips, fitting advanced prosthetic limbs, or even designing entirely new senses.So-called transhumanists -people who seek to improve their biology by enhancing their bodies with technology -believe that our natural condition inhibits our experience of the world and that we can transcend our current capabilities through science (CNN, May 29, 2020) | INTRODUC TI ONBefore 1980, the term 'human frailty' was rarely used at all in the literature particularly concerning older people. However, in 1978, the Federal Council on Aging (FCA) in the United States introduced the term 'frail elderly' to describe a specific segment of the population as those older persons who may not be over 75 years old but may require supportive amenities to cope with daily life (Hogan et al., 2003). The term 'frailty' is often used to label a range of situations, and 'human' frailty is described as a slowly progressing yet complex syndrome of older people, whose defining characteristics are

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“…With 'trans' meaning 'across', transhumanism is a 'technoprogressive' socio-political and intellectual movement (Porter, 2017) that involves transforming our primitive human selves into selves enhanced through technology. Transhumanism aims to develop our physical, emotional and cognitive capacities and thus to open up new possibilities and horizons of experience (Thompson, 2017). The end goal is one day to become 'posthuman': combating ageing and freeing ourselves from current biological limitations.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%