<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The human issue with the concept of finality constitutes a fundamental platform for the philosophical concept of transhumanism. This paper addresses the historical-philosophical perspective of transhumanism with emphasis put on the 18th and 19th centuries, whereby possible anticipatory actions with respect to transhumanist thought are analyzed. In this sense, the need for a philosophical reflection on transhumanism is justified. The main part of this paper is aimed at philosophical and ethical questions related to cryonics as being one of the most dominant and feasible transhumanist practices. The characteristics and critical analysis of cryonics focuses on the problem of understanding death from a philosophical standpoint.</abstract>

The human issue with the concept of finality constitutes a fundamental platform for the philosophical concept of transhumanism. This paper addresses the historical-philosophical perspective of transhumanism with emphasis put on the 18th and 19th centuries, whereby possible anticipatory actions with respect to transhumanist thought are analyzed. In this sense, the need for a philosophical reflection on transhumanism is justified. The main part of this paper is aimed at philosophical and ethical questions related to cryonics as being one of the most dominant and feasible transhumanist practices. The characteristics and critical analysis of cryonics focuses on the problem of understanding death from a philosophical standpoint.

Transhumanism and the issue of death

Ethics & Bioethics

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The human issue with the concept of finality constitutes a fundamental platform for the philosophical concept of transhumanism. This paper addresses the...

Transhumanism and the issue of death

Published Online: Jun 13, 2019

Page range: 71 - 80

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ebce-2019-0011

Keywords
transhumanism, death, culture, Enlightenment, history of philosophy, cryonics

© 2019 Peter Kyslan, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Transhumanism and the issue of death

Published Online: Jun 13, 2019

Page range: 71 - 80

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ebce-2019-0011

Keywordstranshumanism, death, culture, Enlightenment, history of philosophy, cryonics

© 2019 Peter Kyslan, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
transhumanism, death, culture, Enlightenment, history of philosophy, cryonics