Overcoming Transhumanism: Education or Enhancement towards the Overhuman?

Autor/in	Lipowicz, Markus
Titel	Overcoming Transhumanism: Education or Enhancement towards the Overhuman?
Quelle	In: Journal of Philosophy of Education, 53 (2019) 1, S.200-213 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Lipowicz, Markus)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0309-8249
DOI	10.1111/1467-9752.12320
Schlagwörter	Technological Advancement; Genetics; Educational Philosophy; Biotechnology; Criticism; Scientific Research; Humanism; Individual Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Technological development; Technologische Entwicklung; Humangenetik; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Biotechnologie; Kritik; Humanismus; Individuelle Entwicklung
Abstract	Transhumanism promotes the application of emerging technologies and genetics in order to overcome the physical and cognitive limitations of the human species. In this article, the main question to be considered is the following: is Nietzsche's notion of educational self-overcoming compatible with the idea of biotechnological self-enhancement? After presenting some broad characteristics of transhumanist philosophy, the general line of reasoning in this article is based on two colliding interpretations of Nietzsche's 'overhuman' and its educational implications: Stefan Lorenz Sorgner's attempt to legitimise techno-progressive aspirations through the 'will-to-power-ontology' and Babette Babich's critique of transhumanism as a popular display of the 'ascetic ideal'. In the final part, I argue that Nietzsche's post-anthropology can only be regarded as a possible onto-axiological legitimisation for a kind of transhumanism that would not aim at strengthening the tendency to approach human development from a solely technocratic point of view. I further conclude that the rise of biotechnological power demands a critical educational reflection that would effectively prevent the enclosure of the individual within the network of techno-science. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01