PHILOSOPHY 2.1 What is the philosophy of transhumanism?
Transhumanism as the modern philosophy was created the philosopher Max More, Ph.D. Dr. More originally defined transhumanism as “Philosophies of life, such as extropy, that seek the continuation and acceleration of the evolution of intelligent life beyond its currently human form and human limitations by means of science and technology, guided by life-promoting principles and values.” Other definitions of “transhumanism” have been written over the years, such as “Transhumanism is the philosophy that we can and should develop to higher levels, both physically, mentally and socially using rational methods.” (Dr. Anders Sandberg) and “Transhumanism is the idea that new technologies are likely to change the world so much in the next century or two that our descendants will in many ways no longer be ‘human'” (Dr. Robin Hanson).
