Open AccessTranshumanism and Evolution. Considerations on Darwin, Lamarck and Transhumanism
Author(s) -
Filip Bardziński
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
ethics in progress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2084-9257
DOI - 10.14746/eip.2014.2.7
Subject(s) - transhumanism , darwinism , darwin (adl) , perspective (graphical) , biological evolution , epistemology , environmental ethics , biology , philosophy , computer science , engineering , artificial intelligence , systems engineering , genetics
In the paper, I discuss the possible gap between the transhumanist perspective of controlling and perfecting human evolution through scientific means and the Darwinian and neo-Darwinian theory of biological evolution. I argue that, due to such gap, the transhumanist programme is flawed and requires a new and better understanding of biological mechanisms in order to attain its goals.