Essays about: "transhumanism"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 14 essays containing the word transhumanism.

  1. 6. Foods of the future - Gastropolitics and climate change in the Anthropocene

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier

    Author : Josefin Larsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Future food; Anthropocene; Capital realism; Climate change; Gastropolitics; Cultural Sciences; Arts and Architecture; Agriculture and Food Sciences;

    Abstract : Human existence depends on a functioning food system; today’s food chain is cracking and alternative foods are being presented to the public. This thesis discusses how future food can be part of a greater discourse of climate change in the Anthropocene. READ MORE

  3. 7. The Importance of Dignity : A Kantian Perspective on Transhumanism

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Alexander Hjelm; [2018]
    Keywords : Kant; transhumanism; Dignity; enhancement; autonomy; perfectibility;

    Abstract : The transhumanist movement has been hailed as optimistic and forward thinking in itsambition to “ascend humanity beyond its biological constraints” and bring it to the next stageof evolution. However, critics such as Nicholas Le Dévédec have claimed that the movementrepresents a reversal of the Enlightenment project of autonomy, despite claims otherwise. READ MORE

  4. 8. Emplant - Designing for a human experience in the  transhumanist era.

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Hector Mejia; [2017]
    Keywords : Transhumanism; Interaction Design; Embeded technology;

    Abstract : Ludwig Wittgenstein, austrian-born philosopher, wrote that “the limits of my language mean the limits of my world. All I know is what I have words for”. We tend to think so highly of our language because we think so highly about ourselves. Yet imagine be- ing able to communicate emotions without words. READ MORE

  5. 9. Elmer, the memory machine: Exploring symbiotic relationships with your microchip implant

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS)

    Author : Victor Permild; [2017]
    Keywords : Slow technology; Speculative design; Implants; RFID; Transhumanism; Research through design;

    Abstract : In this paper, I explore the emerging field of voluntary implants as seen in the DIY biohacking scene. My work on such implants focuses specifically on implantable Radio frequency Identification capsules. READ MORE

  6. 10. The Choice of Pre-Birth Genetic Modification : Through Kant´s Ethics in the 21st Century

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Sanjin Dumisic; [2016]
    Keywords : Kant; Transhumanism; Bioethics; Genetic Engineering;

    Abstract : This essay discusses, departing from Kant’s deontological ethics, and deals with the ques- tion of which types of pre-birth genetic modification are acceptable from the perspective of Kant’s ethics theory? The conclusion is that Kant’s ethics can be in line with certain thera- peutic interventions. Yet the same ethics disapproves with any sort of pre-birth modifica- tion based on personal design, preferences and commodification of the process. READ MORE