Directory of Transhumanism Resources

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"Transhumanism is a way of thinking about the future that is based on the premise that the human species in its current form does not represent the end of our development but rather a comparatively early phase."
- http://transhumanism.org/index.php/WTA/faq21/46/

"Transhumanism is a class of philosophies that seek to guide us towards a posthuman condition. Transhumanism shares many elements of humanism, including a respect for reason and science, a commitment to progress, and a valuing of human (or transhuman) existence in this life [..]. Transhumanism differs from humanism in recognizing and anticipating the radical alterations in the nature and possibilities of our lives resulting from various sciences and technologies[…]"
- http://www.extropy.org/faq.htm

See also the World Transhumanist Association's Transhumanist FAQ and the Extropy Institute's Transhumanist FAQ.

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Resources in This Category

• Anders Transhuman Page

  http://www.aleph.se/Trans/
  Features an introduction to transhumanism and five detailed topic areas: Individual, Global, Cultural, Technological, and Organizational.

• Changesurfer Radio

  http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/csr
  Weekly program about technology and politics, produced by Dr. James J. Hughes, transmitting a high-tech vision of a radically democratic future. Frequent topics includes biotechnology, bioethics, space, science fiction, sexuality, and radical politics.

• Humanity+

  http://humanityplus.org/
  Explores possibilities for the "posthuman" future created by increased merging of people and technology via bioengineering, cybernetics, nanotechnologies, and other emerging innovations. Offers an academic journal, e-zine, FAQ, discussion lists, and references.

• Mind Uploading

  http://www.ibiblio.org/jstrout/uploading/MUHomePage.html
  The putative future process of copying one's mind from the natural substrate of the brain into an artificial one, manufactured by humans.

• Wikipedia: Category: Transhumanism

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Transhumanism
  Definition, history, and various topics.

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