What is Transhumanism?

Transhuman, posthuman, uploaded minds, technological singularity. The ideas behind them have been part of the public consciousness for some time in one form or another. Elements of the concepts could be found in comic books like “Captain America” or movies like Blade Runner. Some even point to Gilgamesh's search for immortality and the quest for the fountain of youth as ancient cultural antecedents of the concept. So, what is transhumanism? The short answer is that it's a philosophical movement that explores the concept of humanity controlling its own evolution. Proponents of the movement consider it a means to free humanity from the frailties we have been prey to throughout history. Detractors view the concepts as Frankenstenian meddling in things better left alone. Since it's a philosophical movement the ethics of many transhumanist proposals are freely and occasionally hotly debated. Many of the technologies to bring transhumanist ideas into reality are already on the drawing board. Some already exist.
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