Banca de DEFESA: KEOMA FERREIRA ANTÔNIO

Uma banca de DEFESA de DOUTORADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : KEOMA FERREIRA ANTÔNIO
DATE: 14/12/2023
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: Auditório B - CCHLA
TITLE:

Transhumanism: a New Metanarrative

KEY WORDS:

Transhumanism Humanism; Transhumanism; Technoprogressive

PAGES: 155
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Filosofia
SUMMARY:

In this thesys, we aim to defend the proposition that Technoprogressive Transhumanism, as formulated by James Hughes and David Wood, has the potential to cultivate a new metanarrative. This metanarrative may provide a framework for envisaging solutions to the numerous atrocities culminating in existential risk. Transhumanism is not a singular, all-encompassing philosophical, cultural, political, and social movement. The subdivisions primarily arise due to the political nuances guiding each submovement. Alongside Technoprogressive Transhumanism, there is Extropianism, established by Max More and entrenched in neoliberalism, as well as UpWingers, founded by FM-2030 – or his former name, Fereidon Esfandiary – presenting an alternative political vision to the traditional right-left dichotomy. We critique Extropianism for being grounded in the failed foundations of post-2008 neoliberalism and for its inconsistency in adopting a life-affirming philosophy based on the recurring practice of austerity. We argue that, while transhumanism has its roots in humanism, its propositions surpass it. Despite the benefits humanism provided by introducing the concept of the human and its associated dignity, rights, and prerogatives, thus liberating us from dependence on the divine, the movement also initiated processes of dehumanization. Consequently, it falls to Technoprogressive Transhumanism to propose a utopian scenario wherein an end to the suffering of humans and other animals is envisaged through the use of technology, an extension of our nature, and an optimistic philosophy of life affirmation.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externo à Instituição - ADAN JOHN GOMES DA SILVA - IFRN
Interno - 1883189 - BRUNO RAFAELO LOPES VAZ
Interno - 1451225 - DANIEL DURANTE PEREIRA ALVES
Presidente - ***.059.804-** - EDRISI DE ARAUJO FERNANDES - UFRN
Externo à Instituição - MURILO MARIANO VILAÇA - FIOCRUZ