Philosophy: Transhumanism
Transhumanism, symbolized as H+, is a philosophic and
intellectual movement that supports the development of
new sciences and technologies in order to improve both
physical and mental capacities of humankind. According
to transhumanists, we are not at our bodies’ full
capabilities, so we must evolve to a new way of living
that will, among other things, eliminate mortality.
In order to achieve that evolution, we
must undergo an era called transhumanist,
where humankind will reach a different
evolutional status better than what we are
now, but not at its best. This era will have
as objective: to take humanity to the post
human era, where we are supposed to
develop a body of which we have full
control, physically and emotionally.
Even when we are not aware, the entire
scientific community, and our society, is going
towards that objective of eradicating diseases
and correcting or making life possible for those
who attain disabilities, such as people who
wear pr osthetics and are capable of living a
normal life, those who design a kid who will
grow up to be organ donor, we have insulin for
diabetics, we have glasses for those with eye
problems, or we have pacemakers for those
with arrhythmias.
Following this idea, it is important to talk about
another of transhumanism’s beliefs: post-biological
existence. This idea mainly consists on the possibility
of transferring all the memory and personality of one
individual to a computer or an artificial memory
device so the information can be downloaded to a
design baby or a robot.