transhumanism
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- noun
- /trænshuːˈmænɪzəm/
- Jargon
- Many believe that transhumanism will revolutionize our future by overcoming biological limitations.
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Watch on YouTubeAnd I, to me, the aspirations of transhumanism are horrific.
- And I, to me, the aspirations of transhumanism are horrific.
- Maybe that's why transhumanism has become such a bogeyman for the far right.
- Maybe transhumanism is great, maybe it's terrible, but ultimately it's my decision.
- It's all the, the true transhumanism, which is brain machine interface and genetic engineering and all that stuff, right?
- And this conversation is going to be filled with reflections on transhumanism, the fight for our own divinity and humanity.
- So, so there's, there's kind of the, the singularity transhumanism group.
Examples
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So I only have an hour today to talk about transhumanism and this idea of merging with AI.
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Maybe transhumanism is great, maybe it's terrible, but ultimately it's my decision.
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This is the essence of transhumanism.
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He was trying to work out the practical applications... of transhumanism when he was killed.
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What are the main differences between posthumanism and transhumanism?
Academic text (2017) -
"Transhumanism's highest immediate priority is overcoming human death via science and technology."
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Transhumanism straightforwardly wants to achieve the ancient dream of ending aging and, as a consequence, achieving immortality.
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The concept of transhumanism centers on enhancing human capabilities through technology.
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Advocates of transhumanism argue that merging minds with machines could significantly increase intelligence.
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
transhumanism = transhuman (transparent) = trans + human + ism
The ideology name is formed by attaching the productive suffix '-ism' to 'transhuman', which itself transparently combines 'trans-' (beyond) + 'human'.
Etymology
Transhumanism comes from three clear parts: trans- meaning 'beyond' (as in transport), human meaning 'person', and -ism meaning 'belief' or 'movement'. So, transhumanism is the idea or movement to go 'beyond human' limits by using technology to improve our abilities and lengthen life.