Философско-религиозные и социальные аспекты трансгуманизма, или преодоление "человеческого, слишком человеческого" в ХХI в.

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The philosophical, religious and social aspects
of transhumanism, or overcoming “human, overhuman”
in the twenty-first century
© I.P. Kavinova
Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow, 105005, Russia
The article discusses the various aspects of the transhumanist ideology, attempts to phi-
losophically understand transhumanism as a phenomenon of social life, and as immorta-
lism worldview. It is focused on the most controversial moments of the interpretation of
the human evolution, showing both positive and negative aspects of the idea of “trans-
human” and “posthuman”. Assessment of contemporary problems is made using the his-
torical and philosophical materials.
Keywords: transhumanism, posthuman, Nietzsche F., Fеdorov N., Russian cosmism,
Penrose R., synthetic theory of evolution, nanotechnology, cryonics, immortalism
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