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 / cyborg
Source:
Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society, 2012, 124-144
TY - 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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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.",
journal = "Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society",
title = "Granice poboljšanja : tri lika boljeg (od) čoveka, The Better Human, the Better Than Human : Limits of Enhancement",
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doi = "10.2298/FID1202124K"
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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 . .
