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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Transhumanism’s Solipsistic Utopianism

The Discover magazine blog has a piece posted by one Kyle Munkittrick, which explains in a very succinct and understandable way, the socially anarchic values that lie at the heart of transhumanist Utopianism. First, Munkittrick describes the near-metaphysical goals of the movement: From “When Will We Be Transhuman?”

As a movement philosophy, transhumanism and its proponents argue for a future of ageless bodies, transcendent experiences, and extraordinary minds.

Ah, but the devil is in the details.  Munkittrick sets forth seven “indicators” of when transhumanism can be seen to have succeeded. Here they are in a necessarily abridged form…

Read More: http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/secondhandsmoke/2011/07/17/transhumanisms-solipsistic-utopianism/

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