Pros And Cons Of Transhumanism

What is Transhumanism
Transhumanism was best summed up by Max More in that it is “a class of philosophies of life that seek the continuation and acceleration of the evolution of intelligent life beyond its currently human form and human limitations by means of science and technology, guided by life-promoting principles and values.”(Max More, 1990) Over the course of this paper we will discuss the ins and outs of Transhumanism. What it is, where it’s going, if it’s ethical, and if it is something that we can look forward too. As a research paper we felt that this was a very interesting topic worth looking into, it’s a movement more than a field of science and can border on the lines of science fiction. However, it is not something that we should
in biophysics at Harvard, and then a postdoc back at MIT in biomedical devices—Herr went on to devise 10 iterations of a knee joint, 10 iterations of an ankle joint, and several iterations of leg braces. Each version was a little lighter, a little more pliable, and a little more durable. The prosthetic ankle he invented worked first in alignment with the foot structure, like a tendon, connecting the muscle to the bone. It then spanned the joint, like a ligament, and connected bone to bone. Herr’s prosthetic knee employs something called magnetorheological fluid, a suspension of micrometer-sized magnetic particles in a carrier fluid, like oil. MR fluid is used to reinforce Kevlar armor; Herr used it to help vary the resistance of the knee as it moves. The original prosthetic with MR fluid weighed 10 pounds. The latest version is down to 3 pounds, and has four times the torque. Both the knee and the ankle mimic the functionality, but not always the form, of the human leg, and that’s what Herr wanted. He wanted something that was both humanlike and better than human. He wanted to “challenge the idea that an amputee is, by definition, disabled.” (Eric Adelson , page 5) This passion and drive to not take what nature gave to him is something that we all need if we are ever to accept transhumanism. Changing the human body to become more proficient in our crafts, as well as whom we are
Oculus Rift is one that we have currently right now that is expected to blow up in the next few years. With the continued advancement of video games, companies are having to take thing to the next exciting level, one way to do that is with something like oculus rift, fully immerse in a virtual world people would probably be a lot safer but still have the social interactions that we humans need to thrive. We should really look forward to something like Oculus and with this type of technology we think it was slowly bring people around to the idea of