transhumanist
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- noun
- /trænshuːˈmænɪst/
- Jargon
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transhumanista
- But I did, very cautiously, explain that transhumanists are generally positive on life but thumbs down on death.
- transhumanist movement
- transhumanists believe
- most transhumanists
We've always been technologically augmented, so transhumanists just ask how far can we push it?
- We've always been technologically augmented, so transhumanists just ask how far can we push it?
- But that's what the transhumanist that's involved in tech.
- And so there, there are more modest claims than are common with the transhumanists and, and and so forth.
Examples
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There's a Houston chapter of the Transhumanist Guild on Delano Street.
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That said, transhumanists have a point, of course.
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I work at the Transhumanist Centre.
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The way you see it, the application of genetic engineering could get us to the transhumanist age.
Blog text (14) -
Nevertheless, there are clear cultural and social differences within the transhumanist movement.
Academic text (2017) -
I was the only transhumanist present, and I was extremely careful not to be obnoxious about it.
Blog text (26) -
Congenial to the expectations of large parts of the new generations, the main characteristic of the transhumanist movement is its unshakably positive attitude towards progress and the belief in a brighter tomorrow founded on technology.
Academic text (2017) -
The overall, conjoining aspiration of both "libertarian" and "leftist" transhumanists is to create "enhanced" humans, both body- and consciousness-wise, by means of merging the human body with technology.
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A transhumanist believes that technology can improve human health and intelligence.
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Many transhumanists support using artificial intelligence to enhance cognitive abilities.
Synonyms
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A person who supports using science and technology to improve human abilities
Antonyms
How Supportive
- Jargon
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817
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37
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218
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- US
77
4.1
907
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Surface Forms
Morphology
transhumanist = transhuman (transparent) = trans + human + ist
The noun sense is a straightforward derivation from the adjective 'transhuman' with the agentive suffix '-ist'.
Etymology
Transhumanist breaks into trans- 'beyond', human, and -ist 'a person', like in artist or scientist, so a transhumanist is someone who wants to use technology to make humans stronger or smarter than they are now.