Open AccessON TRANSHUMANISM AS A WORLDVIEW
Author(s) -
M.O. Izotov
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
vestnik omskogo gosudarstvennogo pedagogičeskogo universiteta. gumanitarnye issledovaniâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2309-9380
DOI - 10.36809/2309-9380-2020-29-16-20
Subject(s) - transhumanism , humanity , criticism , immortality , human enhancement , technological change , relation (database) , epistemology , environmental ethics , order (exchange) , engineering ethics , sociology , computer science , philosophy , political science , engineering , law , business , artificial intelligence , theology , finance , database
The article offers an analysis of the idea proposed in transhumanism of the need to use advanced scientific and technological achievements in order to improve the biological nature of man and thus overcome the global problems and threats hanging over humanity. It is concluded that the optimistic predictions of transhumanists are insufficiently substantiated in relation to achieving the state of immortality, since the possibility of using modern technologies for human “improvement” collides with and gives rise to complex technical and ethical problems. In addition to this criticism, a critical consideration of the worldview aspect is proposed regarding the possible consequences of such a technological change in human nature.