This article on transhumanism and the Transhumanist Party recently appeared in German. Here's a Bing Translation of it:
This article on transhumanism and the Transhumanist Party recently appeared in German. Here's a Bing Translation of it: https://exorbitantcomplexity.wordpres...
The Transhumanistische party of the United States
23 DECEMBER 2014
At the same time, relatively with our party of the humanists party was founded in the United States of the so-called trans-humanist. What's this about and how are transhumanism and the modern humanism of the 21st century to each other?
The biology professor and first Director-General UNESCO Julian Sorell Huxley considered visionaries and developers of evolutionary humanism. The modern humanism of the 21st century is based only in minority interests on the antiquity or the Renaissance. In particular the corresponding German and British institutions and organizations to take their main reference. As marked in the manifesto of the party, the same applies to us.
Within the United States, also exists the notion of the "secular humanism", but not even enjoys the social relevance in Europe in the approach. It's simple "Atheism" to lump together under common many features of humanism (although it is philosophically, absolutely not correct). Given a proportion of only 15% naturalists of the population that is nevertheless rational and consistent, because a more definitional dissection would weaken the overall position.
But Huxley developed time of his Office still a more naturalistic philosophy about 10-15 years after the modern humanism. This is the transhumanism. In Central Europe the humanism in the course of time has had greater resonance. His positions and demands are today enjoying a majority among the German population, and many other Western European countries. Transhumanism here remained a marginal phenomenon. The performance in the United States was however exactly the opposite way. Now enjoys this techno philosophy in particular under the "godless" 15% a growing popularity, but also moderately religious cultural Christians surprisingly well with this progressive philosophy deal although she severely runs counter to their philosophy. For improving own living conditions, many moderate religious people seem to be willing to look beyond the dogma given them.
The recognition and the active dissemination of transhumanism increase sharply also and grade within the circles of the country's intellectual and economic elite. More, Eric Drexler or Marvin Minsky include a variety of technological thinkers and experts such as Peter Thiel, Ray Kurzweil, Peter Diamandis, Max to his supporters. Now, they take a course on the politics of their country. From these circles of leading engineers, scientists and philosophers, also Zoltan Istvan is Chairman of the new Transhumanistischen party and presidential candidate for 2016.
Overall, despite slightly different weighted priorities transhumanism is the best match to the European humanism. All too soon, István nor other atheistic transhumanists will be a President. However, this philosophy has a realistic chance even in through their history until today heavily to grow religiously indoctrinated United States to a serious political size. Should one day the humanism current to develop a politically important in Germany and Europe, as the cornerstones of a productive cooperation would set certainly.
It is important to note that there are no incompatibilities between the two worldviews Hinsehen. It would be also very surprising, because they both come from the pen of the same scientist in their Urkonzeption. The main difference between humanism and the transhumanism alone in their dealings and their assessment of knowledge. Transhumanists look at the technological aspect of science as a main point of view, which feed the affinity of their technology and the massive, mostly enthusiastic progress drive. On the other hand the epistemological and fallibilistische function of science matters tend to be larger for humanists. As a result, for example, that humanists of defusing and disempowerment of the widespread Supernaturalism more attention in the here and now give and much energy devoted to the themes of philosophy and theory of knowledge while transhumanists (certainly not unjustified) assume that this problem through the civilizational progress at times anyway go away, almost as a by-product of their accelerated efforts for a better world through technical progress. Who tracks the better strategy from both directions here, will prove demographically the increase in secularization and mechanization in North America and Europe. As our two continents in sociological terms anyway continue to grow together, it would be the best of both worlds best through close cooperation in the near future to combine to create an optimal social naturalism. This was once also Huxley's great plan.
In terms of our motto "Secular people for a human world", I wish therefore conclude our sister philosophy on the other side of the pond much success on the way to the political power of the design.
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The Transhumanistische party of the United States
23 DECEMBER 2014
At the same time, relatively with our party of the humanists party was founded in the United States of the so-called trans-humanist. What's this about and how are transhumanism and the modern humanism of the 21st century to each other?
The biology professor and first Director-General UNESCO Julian Sorell Huxley considered visionaries and developers of evolutionary humanism. The modern humanism of the 21st century is based only in minority interests on the antiquity or the Renaissance. In particular the corresponding German and British institutions and organizations to take their main reference. As marked in the manifesto of the party, the same applies to us.
Within the United States, also exists the notion of the "secular humanism", but not even enjoys the social relevance in Europe in the approach. It's simple "Atheism" to lump together under common many features of humanism (although it is philosophically, absolutely not correct). Given a proportion of only 15% naturalists of the population that is nevertheless rational and consistent, because a more definitional dissection would weaken the overall position.
But Huxley developed time of his Office still a more naturalistic philosophy about 10-15 years after the modern humanism. This is the transhumanism. In Central Europe the humanism in the course of time has had greater resonance. His positions and demands are today enjoying a majority among the German population, and many other Western European countries. Transhumanism here remained a marginal phenomenon. The performance in the United States was however exactly the opposite way. Now enjoys this techno philosophy in particular under the "godless" 15% a growing popularity, but also moderately religious cultural Christians surprisingly well with this progressive philosophy deal although she severely runs counter to their philosophy. For improving own living conditions, many moderate religious people seem to be willing to look beyond the dogma given them.
The recognition and the active dissemination of transhumanism increase sharply also and grade within the circles of the country's intellectual and economic elite. More, Eric Drexler or Marvin Minsky include a variety of technological thinkers and experts such as Peter Thiel, Ray Kurzweil, Peter Diamandis, Max to his supporters. Now, they take a course on the politics of their country. From these circles of leading engineers, scientists and philosophers, also Zoltan Istvan is Chairman of the new Transhumanistischen party and presidential candidate for 2016.
Overall, despite slightly different weighted priorities transhumanism is the best match to the European humanism. All too soon, István nor other atheistic transhumanists will be a President. However, this philosophy has a realistic chance even in through their history until today heavily to grow religiously indoctrinated United States to a serious political size. Should one day the humanism current to develop a politically important in Germany and Europe, as the cornerstones of a productive cooperation would set certainly.
It is important to note that there are no incompatibilities between the two worldviews Hinsehen. It would be also very surprising, because they both come from the pen of the same scientist in their Urkonzeption. The main difference between humanism and the transhumanism alone in their dealings and their assessment of knowledge. Transhumanists look at the technological aspect of science as a main point of view, which feed the affinity of their technology and the massive, mostly enthusiastic progress drive. On the other hand the epistemological and fallibilistische function of science matters tend to be larger for humanists. As a result, for example, that humanists of defusing and disempowerment of the widespread Supernaturalism more attention in the here and now give and much energy devoted to the themes of philosophy and theory of knowledge while transhumanists (certainly not unjustified) assume that this problem through the civilizational progress at times anyway go away, almost as a by-product of their accelerated efforts for a better world through technical progress. Who tracks the better strategy from both directions here, will prove demographically the increase in secularization and mechanization in North America and Europe. As our two continents in sociological terms anyway continue to grow together, it would be the best of both worlds best through close cooperation in the near future to combine to create an optimal social naturalism. This was once also Huxley's great plan.
In terms of our motto "Secular people for a human world", I wish therefore conclude our sister philosophy on the other side of the pond much success on the way to the political power of the design.
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