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Abstract
The modern paradigm, characterized by rationality, individualism, and consumerism, is generating new forms of colonialism in knowledge and politics. This dependency of human beings on technoscience, which is the integration of science and technology, is increasing more and more, creating an inseparable relationship between the two. Transhumanism, for its part, seeks to enhance the human being through artificial evolution, with the aim of achieving immortality, perfection, and replacing human memory with artificial intelligence. This generates a debate about the future of humanity and the ethical consequences of technoscience in a globalized world. This research aims to analyze technoscience and transhumanism in the context of globalization and to reflect from an ethical perspective on whether these approaches will truly transcend the human essence or destroy it. The study is approached from a qualitative methodology using hermeneutics as a method of interpretation and understanding of texts. It concludes that it is urgent to build a sustainable and enduring humanity. To achieve this, we must closely observe the advances in technoscience and transhumanism. It is essential to understand that science is not neutral and that technology responds to specific interests. In this regard, it is crucial to be aware of the consequences of its development and to steer it towards social well-being.
| Translated title of the contribution | Technoscience and Transhumanism in a Globalized World: Towards the Improvement or Overcoming of Humanity? An Ethical Reflection |
|---|---|
| Original language | Spanish (Ecuador) |
| Pages (from-to) | 447-474 |
| Number of pages | 28 |
| Journal | Revista de la Universidad del Zulia |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 15 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 15 Sep 2024 |
Keywords
- Transhumanism
- Individualism
- Globalization
- Technoscience
- Ethics
- Coloniality
CACES Knowledge Areas
- 312A Arts
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Contemporary Humanisms: An Inquiry from Plurality (HUMANITAS)
Iza Villacis, V. A. (Col), Rodriguez Gonzalez, R. (PI), Briones Yela, R. J. (Col), Pelaez Freire, J. M. (Col), Mendez Reyes, J. M. (PI), Valdez Quintero, D. I. (Student), Saltos Chaglia, A. E. (Student), Garcia Ponce, L. M. (Student), Freire Dominguez, D. A. (Student), Guajala Agila, D. D. (Col), Pabon Guerrero, P. A. (Col), Cevallos Sanchez, A. V. (Student), Cevallos Herrera, D. M. (Student), Rodriguez Pucha, I. A. (Student), Jimbo Medina, K. S. (Student), Morla Vaca, B. M. (Student), Yepez Cadena, V. J. (Student), Lozada Macias, L. E. (Student) & Chavez Gonzalez, M. M. (External)
9/06/21 → 27/06/25
Project: Research and Development
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