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Victor Navarro Regan New. Transhumanism h+. What is transhumanism?. Breaking limitations Morphological freedom Next step in human evolution “ Posthuman ” Precursors Prosthetics Modern medicine Artificial organs Pacemaker. Hugh Herr at TEDMED 2010. Pros. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Transhumanismh+
Victor NavarroRegan New
What is transhumanism?
Breaking limitations Morphological freedom Next step in human evolution
“Posthuman” Precursors
Prosthetics Modern medicine▪ Artificial organs▪ Pacemaker
Hugh Herr at TEDMED 2010
Pros
Robotic/Synthetic limbs and organs Stronger social integration Reduction/Elimination of aging and
disease Neural and visual implants
Augmented reality/HUD
Negative Impact of Transhumanism
Expense The disabled pay hundreds, even
thousands to overcome their disability
Today's prosthetic limbs cost between $5,000 to $8,000 while today's transhuman prosthetic limbs can cost over $20,000
Parts wear and tear
Superiority Transhumans may view normal humans as
inferior Repetition of Nazi Germany and the Master Race In the wrong hands, the technology may lead to
global catastrophe
Overpopulation The elimination of disease leads to less deaths,
but more people China already experiences overpopulation
What separates humanity from other species? Replacing limbs and organs with
machinery and robotics, and utilizing nanotechnology to eliminate disease
When does a human stop being a human?
Likelihood?A brief timeline
Ethical Analysis
Utilitarianism: Would a technologically-based ascension of the human species as a whole bring about more happiness than despair?
Virtue Ethics: Would the pursuit of what transhumanism promises be considered virtuous? Benevolence Generosity
Questions?
Sources
http://www.nickbostrom.com/papers/history.pdf
http://www.nickbostrom.com/ethics/transhumanist.pdf
Hugh Herr at TEDMED 2010