KRITIKA TRANSHUMANISTICKEJ KRITIKY FRIEDRICHA NIETZSCHEHO

• Authors: Odorčák Juraj

Title variants

EN

Critique of the transhumanist critique of Friedrich Nietzsche

• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

EN

The paper examines the relationship between the philosophy of F. Nietzsche and transhumanist philosophy. Transhumanism is the branch of thought arguing in favour of human transformation (post-human). Thus, it might seem, that it is derived from the classical idea of the transformation of the man, its goal being a superman (der Übermensch) found in Nietzschean philosophy. However, transhumanism points to five problems in Nietzsche's project. It rejects Nietzschean anti scientific, anti progressive, anti moral and anti social ideas as well as his destructive way of creating the superman. The paper argues that the four objections presented by transhumanists against Nietzsche are ill-founded, while the last one is valid.

Keywords

EN

CRITIQUE; NIETZSCHE FRIEDRICH; SUPERMAN; TRANSHUMANISM

Discipline

• PHILOSOPHY: PHILOSOPHY

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Filozofia (Philosophy)
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 65
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 552-563
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Odorčák Juraj

• Mgr. Juraj Odorcak, Katedra filozofie, Filozoficka fakulta KU, Hrabovska cesta 1, 034 01 Ruzomberok, Slovak Republic

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

11SKAAAA093612