transhumanism en · NOUN
Etymology
From trans- + humanism, coined by British evolutionary biologist, philosopher, author Julian Huxley in 1957.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A philosophy favouring the use of science and technology, especially neurotechnology, biotechnology, and nanotechnology, to overcome human limitations and improve the human condition.
Those who favor transhumanism speak the language of individual choice and freedom from institutional authoritarianism; those who challenge it speak the language of human dignity and human nature as embodied in the individual.
2011, Braden R. Allenby, Daniel Sarewitz, The Techno-Human Condition, MIT Press, →ISBN, page 87:Near-synonym: posthumanism (in one of its senses)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| transhumanisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| H-plus | alternative | lexicographic | |
| H+ | alternative | lexicographic | |
| h+ | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
human enhancement · bioconservatism · transhuman · übermensch · superhuman · transhumanist · positive eugenics
Synonyms
Translations (18)
kmr transhumanîzm (philosophy favoring the use of science and technology) · pl transhumanizm (philosophy favoring the use of science and technology) · mk трансхуманизам (philosophy favoring the use of science and technology) · ru трансгумани́зм (philosophy favoring the use of science and technology) · fr transhumanisme (philosophy favoring the use of science and technology) · pt transumanismo (philosophy favoring the use of science and technology) · io transhumanismo (philosophy favoring the use of science and technology) · it transumanismo (philosophy favoring the use of science and technology) · ja トランスヒューマニズム (philosophy favoring the use of science and technology) · eo transhomismo (philosophy favoring the use of science and technology) · he טרנס הומניזם (philosophy favoring the use of science and technology) · hu transzhumanizmus (philosophy favoring the use of science and technology) · oc transumanisme (philosophy favoring the use of science and technology) · de Transhumanismus (philosophy favoring the use of science and technology) · nl transhumanisme (philosophy favoring the use of science and technology) · it transumanesimo (philosophy favoring the use of science and technology) · fi transhumanismi (philosophy favoring the use of science and technology) · uk трансгуманізм (philosophy favoring the use of science and technology)