transhumanism
English
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editEtymology
editFrom trans- + humanism, coined by British evolutionary biologist, philosopher, author Julian Huxley in 1957.
Noun
edittranshumanism (countable and uncountable, plural transhumanisms)
- A philosophy favouring the use of science and technology, especially neurotechnology, biotechnology, and nanotechnology, to overcome human limitations and improve the human condition.
- 2011, Braden R. Allenby, Daniel Sarewitz, The Techno-Human Condition, MIT Press, →ISBN, page 87:
- Those who favor transhumanism speak the language of individual choice and freedom from institutional authoritarianism; those who challenge it speak the language of human dignity and human nature as embodied in the individual.
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editphilosophy favoring the use of science and technology
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