Beyond Transhumanism: A Nietzschean Critique of the Cultural Implications of the Techno-Progressive Agenda.

The objective of this article is to conceptualize and evaluate the transhumanist movement by applying a Nietzschean critique to its techno-progressive agenda of human enhancement. The investigation itself is divided into three distinctive, yet methodologically intertwined steps: first, I will presen...

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Publicado en:International Journal of Philosophical Studies Vol. 31; no. 4; pp. 522 - 547
Autor principal: Lipowicz, Markus
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Oct2023
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