Natural Born Transhumans

Revista de Filosofia Aurora 32 (55) (2020)
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Abstract

This work promotes the thesis that humans are naturally transhuman. In order to achieve this, we present in the first two sections some examples of technological devices assembled to human beings, and we critically review the assumptions and dichotomies on which the idea of human enhancement is based according to the ordinary transhumanist vision. Thirdly, we present the thesis of the Extended Mind to support our intuition. Fourthly, we dismantle the most relevant philosophical dichotomies that structure the transhumanist position. Finally, we recapitulate the reasons why we should wake up from the transhumanist dream.

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Tomás Balmaceda
Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA)
Diana I. Pérez
Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA)

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The collapse of the fact/value dichotomy and other essays.Hilary Putnam - 2002 - Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
A history of transhumanist thought.Nick Bostrom - 2005 - Journal of Evolution and Technology 14 (1):1-25.
Prometheus Unbound.Michael Hauskeller - 2009 - Ethical Perspectives 16 (1):3-20.

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