Superhuman: current proposal for the overcoming of man
Nietzsche; Transvaluation-of-values; Superman; Transhumanism; Biotechnology-enhancement; Superhuman.
Ever since the man decided to leave the cave and discover the world, he took several desires with him. Among the many desires he still carry in his power, perhaps the one that affects him in a vital way, or more accurately saying, in an essential way, since it is necessary for the maintenance of life, is the desire to overcome himself. Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), who sought to understand very deeply an inner tension of human feeling, brought up with the "superman" as a proposal for the overcoming of man through a force derived from the individual himself; in order to transvalue the dichotomies, errors and prejudices that denied existence, for the sake of its own affirmation. The proposal of overcoming the man, announced by Nietzsche in the second half of the nineteenth century, returns later, but no longer through the idea of a force derived from the individual himself, but through his improvement by means of technological devices, promising to make man into a "superhuman". This current proposal promoted by transhumanism understands that man is not the final stage of human evolution and must be overcome by technological devices that will contribute to the enhancement of his capabilities – entering an existence in which all the characteristics of the body will be improved.