Post- and Transhumanism: An Introduction

Cover
Contents
Introducing Post- and Transhumanism (Robert Ranisch & Stefan Lorenz Sorgner)
	Transhumanism
	Posthumanism
	About this Volume
		Confessions
		Lands of Cockaygne
		Neo-Socratic Reflections
		Ontologies of Becoming
		Paragone of the Arts
	Bibliography
Pedigrees (Stefan Lorenz Sorgner)
	Transhumanism
	Posthumanism
	In Between Post- and Transhumanism: Metahumanism
	Modernity and Postmodernity
	Beyond Humanism Movements
	Conclusion
	Bibliography
Religion (Hava Tirosh-Samuelson)
	Clarification of Terms
	Philosophical and Cultural Posthumanisms
	Technological Posthumanism and Transhumanism
	The Religious Roots of Transhumanism
	Transhumanism as a New Religious Movement
	Religious Traditions Engage Transhumanism
	Conclusion: Post- and Transhumanism and the Post-Secular Moment
	Bibliography
Prometheus Performer or Transformer? (Trijsje Franssen)
	The Myth
	Posthumanism
	Transhumanism
	Conclusion
	Bibliography
Nietzsche (Yunus Tuncel)
	1. Nietzsche as Ancestor of Posthumanism
		1.1 The Will to Power Ontology
		1.2 Rationality and Perspectivism
		1.3 Relationship between Humans and Animals
		1.4 The Posthuman, the Cyborg, and Nietzsche’s New Type of Human
	2. Nietzsche as Ancestor of Transhumanism
		2.1 The Übermensch and the Posthuman and the Transhuman of Transhumanists
		2.2 The Importance of the Renaissance Ideal for Transhumanists and Nietzsche
		2.3 Nietzsche’s Self-Overcoming and Human Beings as Work-in-progress
	Epilogue
	Bibliography
Utopia (Michael Hauskeller)
	Bibliography
Brave New World (Curtis D. Carbonell)
	Bibliography
Life Extension Eternal Debates on Immortality (Sascha Dickel & Andreas Frewer)
	1. Suggested Methods of Life Extension in Transhumanist Thought
		1.1. Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence
		1.2. Nanomedicine
		1.3. Mind Uploading
		1.4. Cryonics
	2. Technological Life Extension: A Modern Utopia
		2.1. The Discourse of Technological Immortality
		2.2. Never-Ending Individual Options
		2.3. Critical Perspectives
	3. Posthuman Immortals
	Bibliography
Politics (James Hughes)
	Becoming Posthuman
	Transhumanism and Humanism’s Critics
	Transhumanist Politics
	Post-Genderism: An Opportunity for Posthumanist/Transhumanist Dialogue
	Conclusion
	Bibliography
Morality (Robert Ranisch)
	Transhumanism and the Bioliberals
	Transhumanism versus Bioconservatism
	Morality of Transhumanism
		(Morphological) Freedom
		Harm-Principle
		Reproductive Freedom
		Promoting Well-being and Reducing Suffering
		Rejecting Anthropocentrism
		Rejecting the Wisdom of Nature
		Progressivism
		Obligation to Support Science
		Perfectionism
		Obligation to Enhance
	Transhumanist Morality: Between Neutrality and Perfectionism
	Posthumanism: A Critical Take on the Transhumanist Project
	Moral Bio-Enhancement: Better Acting Trough Chemistry
	Moral Status Enhancement and the Fear of Post-Persons
	Posthumanist Criticism on Human Exceptionalism
	Concluding Remarks
	Bibliography
Ontology (Thomas D. Philbeck)
	Definitions and Differences
	Transhumanism and Posthumanism
	Ontological Frameworks
	Conclusion
	Bibliography
Nature (Martin G. Weiss)
	Nature and Posthumanism or Heidegger and Agamben on Human Being and the Animal
	Transhumanism and (Human) Nature
	Enhancement and Human Dignity
	Transhumanism and the Co-creation of Nature
	Bibliography
Evolution (Steve Fuller)
	1. Posthumanism and Transhumanism as Alternative Takes on Evolution
	2. Is Evolution Something that One Overcomes or to Which One Submits?
	3. Evolution’s Normative Implications in a Post- and Transhumanist Key
	Bibliography
The Body (Francesca Ferrando)
	The Body
	How We Became Humans
	Which Humans are Human?
	Embodied Selves
	Posthuman Bodies
	Transhuman Bodies
	Conclusions
	Acknowledgements
	Bibliography
Bioart (Andy Miah)
	Defining Bioart
	Rejecting Bioart
	Interpreting Bioart
	Conclusion: Bioart as Trans- and Posthumanist Thought
	Bibliography
New Media Art (Evi Sampanikou)
	The Heritage of Conceptual Art and Posthumanist Art
	Joseph Beuys: Conceptual Performance as an Ancestor of Posthumanist Art
	Nam June Paik: From Fluxus to Video Sculpture
	Bill Viola: From Experimental VHS Video to Digital Media Screening as Director
	Shirin Neshat and William Kentridge: Posthumanist Sex and Identity and Humanism in Post-Humanist Disguise
	Transhumanist Art: A Non-Humanistic Discipline?
	Bibliography
Literature (Marcus Rockoff)
	Post- and Transhumanism
	Three Classes of References to Transhumanism in Literature
		References to Specific Technologies Relevant for Transhumanism
		Thematological References to the Transhumanist Idea of Overcoming Human Nature
		References to Transhumanism as an International Movement
	Everybody’s Darling: Using Literature to Illustrate the Pros and Cons of Post- and Transhumanism
	Questioning Our Perception of Humanity by Reading Literature
	Summary
	Bibliography
Science Fiction Literature (Domna Pastourmatzi)
	The Use of Science Fiction
	The Transhuman and Posthuman Condition in Science Fiction
	Bibliography
Movies (Dónal P. O’Mathúna)
	Technology
	Anthropocentrism
	Problems with Technology
	Controlling Evolution
	Injustice
	Embodiment
	Conclusion
	Bibliography
Music (Stefan Lorenz Sorgner)
	Bibliography
List of Contributors