Will Posthumanism be the End of the Homo Sapiens Era?

• Authors: Piotr Mazur

Abstracts

EN

The purpose of the article is to answer the question whether posthumanism is the end of the homo sapiens era. The multitude of posthumanisms can be reduced to two main views: cultural posthumanism and techno-humanism. cultural posthumanism postulates a change in the image of man, while technological posthumanism postulates his enhancement. Posthumanist discourse cannot change human nature, but it does affect his condition. Although human nature is unchangeable, the corporeal-biological aspects of this nature are particularly susceptible to modifications. At the same time, it is difficult to indicate the actual boundaries of where the introduced changes either enhance or impair man.

Keywords

EN

transhumanism; cultural posthumanism; discourse; human nature; human condition

• Publisher: International Étienne Gilson Society
• Journal: Studia Gilsoniana
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 83-103

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Piotr Mazur

• Jesuit University ignatianum in Krakow, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000000263998133

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Identifiers

DOI

10.26385/SG.120104

Biblioteka Nauki

2190122