Transhumanism

Why Stanislaw Lem’s Futurism Deserves Attention

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In this article, Lee Billings riffs on Stanislaw Lem’s relatively unknown book of philosophical essays, Summa Technologiae (Electronic Mediations), written in 1964 but not fully translated into English until 2013. Lem is known primarily for his science fiction writing, especially the 1961 novel Solaris, adapted into a meditative film by Andrei Tarkovsky in 1972. In … Read more

Omnivore – The Future of Human Beings

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From Bookforum‘s Omnivore Blog, here is a nice collection of links on humanity’s future, transhumanism, human enhancement, and other related topics. The future of human beings MAY 2 2013  1:00PM From Transhumanity, what should transhumanity regard as it’s primary goal? Extropia DaSilva wonders; and Zeev Kirsch on transhumanism’s schism: Are we motivated by greed or … Read more