Introduction to humanism and transhumanism
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چکیده
This essay shows the differences between philosophy of humanists and transhumanism. The first aims to give a comprehensive view man seen from rational ethical point view, highlighting his central position in universe its impact on other living beings climate change. Transhumanism focuses specifically optimization Homo sapiens, perfect it through technical-scientific program (development cyborgs genetic changes) leading birth new biological species more capable adapting environment which finds itself. Keywords: humanism; transhumanism; robot; bioethics
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Anales De La Real Academia Nacional De Farmacia
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1697-4271', '1697-428X', '2174-8756']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.53519/analesranf.2022.88.05.11