Granice poboljšanja : tri lika boljeg (od) čoveka
The Better Human, the Better Than Human : Limits of Enhancement
Abstract
Using the representations of science, fiction and science fiction, this article attempts to sketch out a certain line of development in the history of representation of the enhanced human. First it was thought that chemicals could temporarily or permanently improve his natural abilities, then artificial substitutes, inserts and accessories dominated the vision of his improvement. The most recent possibility announced is the fundamental morphological transformation of his biological composition into a completely unrecognizable, amorphous “entity” capable of taking any form. This trajectory of “improvement” of human capacities could be regarded as a gradual advancement in the realization of the pledge of traditional humanism: that man is special precisely for being able to become anything he chooses.
Keywords:
human enhancement / humanism / transhumanism / posthumanism / cyborgSource:
Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society, 2012, 124-144Funding / projects:
Institution/Community
IFDTTY - JOUR AU - Krstić, Predrag PY - 2012 UR - http://rifdt.instifdt.bg.ac.rs/123456789/409 AB - Using the representations of science, fiction and science fiction, this article attempts to sketch out a certain line of development in the history of representation of the enhanced human. First it was thought that chemicals could temporarily or permanently improve his natural abilities, then artificial substitutes, inserts and accessories dominated the vision of his improvement. The most recent possibility announced is the fundamental morphological transformation of his biological composition into a completely unrecognizable, amorphous “entity” capable of taking any form. This trajectory of “improvement” of human capacities could be regarded as a gradual advancement in the realization of the pledge of traditional humanism: that man is special precisely for being able to become anything he chooses. T2 - Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society T1 - Granice poboljšanja : tri lika boljeg (od) čoveka T1 - The Better Human, the Better Than Human : Limits of Enhancement SP - 124 EP - 144 DO - 10.2298/FID1202124K ER -
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Milidrag, P.,& Krstić, P.. (2012). Granice poboljšanja : tri lika boljeg (od) čoveka. in Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society, 124-144. https://doi.org/10.2298/FID1202124K
Milidrag P, Krstić P. Granice poboljšanja : tri lika boljeg (od) čoveka. in Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society. 2012;:124-144. doi:10.2298/FID1202124K .
Milidrag, Predrag, Krstić, Predrag, "Granice poboljšanja : tri lika boljeg (od) čoveka" in Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society (2012):124-144, https://doi.org/10.2298/FID1202124K . .