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A Transhumanist Utopia
Anders Sandberg discusses achieving a transhumanist utopia. Watch more from Anders Sandberg at https://iai.tv/player#utm_source=YouT… From the objectives of the transhumanist movement to actioning these objectives through science and to the importance of risk evaluation in dealing with modern technologies, Anders Sandberg delves into how we’re preparing for a transhumanist Utopia. Anders Sandberg is the James Martin Fellow at the Future of Humanity Insitute at Oxford University whose research centers on the ethical and social implications of future technologies and human enhancement. Visit IAI.tv for our full library of debates, talks, articles, and podcasts from international thought leaders and world-class academics. The Institute of Art and Ideas features videos and articles…
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The Case For Transhumanism
Transhumanist Steve Fuller pitches his case for transhumanism. Watch the full course at https://iai.tv/iai-academy/courses/in… Humanity is at a turning point, and the question of how we should continue requires us to ask how humans should understand themselves. There’s the posthumanist school of thought, which argues that humans are nothing but upright apes, slowly destroying their own environment through inevitable overpopulation. Then there is the transhumanist school of thought: that humans are exceptional, valuable, and should be privileged. When did we start thinking of humans as ‘homo sapiens’, and how was this shift a precursor to posthumanism? How was the ancient Greek view of humanity affected by the fact they did…
