Technology is transforming human life at a faster pace than ever before. The convergence of nanotechnology, biotechnology, robotics, information and communication technology, and applied cognate science poses a new situation in which the human has become a design project. The new technologies allow for new kinds of cognitive tools that combine artificial intelligence with interface…
Bioengineering and genetic enhancement will bring the posthuman age in which humans live longer, possess new physical and cognitive abilities, and are liberated from suffering due to aging and disease. Moreover, humans will attain “cognitive immortality.”
Introduction1 What is Transhumanism? The term ‘transhumanism’ denotes a relatively young and still changing ideology that posits a new vision of humanity as a result of the confluence of advancements in the life sciences, neurosciences, genomics, robotics, informatics, and nanotechnology. These developments include new kinds of cognitive tools that combine artificial intelligence with interface technology,…