Nietzsche is undoubtedly the philosopher who has most captivated transhumanist thinkers, largely due to his concept of Übermensch, which in the early twentieth century came into common English as ‘Superman’, gradually incorporating all the mythic connotations that the word still… Read More ›
Volume 15, Issue 5, 1–68, May 2026 ❧ Breidenstein Jr, Joseph I. 2026. “A Response to West’s ‘Usable Antiquity’.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 15 (5): 1–8. ❧ Galli, Leonardo González. 2026. “A Commentary on Edelsztein and Cormick’s ‘If… Read More ›
Steve Fuller was Columbia University’s Kellett Fellow at Clare College, Cambridge from 1979 to 1981, from which he received an M.Phil. in History and Philosophy of Science. Charlie Standen, who is himself currently pursuing an M.Phil. at Clare College, Cambridge,… Read More ›
I greatly appreciate Inmaculada de Melo-Martín’s reply to my article “The Less Visible Side of Transhumanism Is Dangerously Un-radical,” which appeared in Techné: Research in Philosophy and Technology (Levin 2024b). … [please read below the rest of the article]. Article… Read More ›
Transhumanism, a movement that calls for the use of science and technology to radically enhance human capacities and that seeks to direct human’s own evolutionary path, has been challenged on multiple grounds: unsound arguments, incorrect understanding of human biology, contentions… Read More ›
22 April 2024 will mark the three hundredth anniversary of the birth of Immanuel Kant in Königsberg, East Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia). My New Year’s resolution is to finish a play that I have been planning for the last few… Read More ›
Humanity 8.0, Season 2, Episodes 7 and 8: “The Case Against Death”. Listen to Professor Ingemar Patrick Linden, on his book, The Case Against Death, published by MIT Press in 2022, interviewed by Dr. Ahmed Bouzid. ❧ Season 2, Episode… Read More ›
Humanity 8.0, Season 2, Episodes 5 and 6: “Transhumanism: An Islamic Perspective”. Listen to Professor Ebrahim Moosa, Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Notre Dame (Indiana, USA), interviewed by Dr. Ahmed Bouzid. ❧ Season 2, Episode 5: https://youtu.be/8QQurlrOaYw…. Read More ›
Humanity 8.0, Episodes 11 and 12 are a conversation between Gennady Stolyarov II, Chairman of the Transhumanist Party and author of the children’s book Death is Wrong, and Dr. Ahmed Bouzid, host of the podcast. ❧ Episode 11: https://youtu.be/kykZEdlQ2A8 ❧… Read More ›
The concept of transhumanism has risen to prominence in the early 21st century. Work from futurist thinkers such as Ray Kurzweil,[1] Nick Bostrom,[2] and Max Tegmark have fueled a popular understanding of artificial intelligence and genetic enhancement.[3] Mainstream culture has… Read More ›