Who Are You When You're Part Machine?
Where do you end and the world begin? From Haraway's cyborg to Braidotti's vital materialism and Black feminist posthumanism, explore ethics for hybrid bodies, entangled species, and a world that's already more-than-human.
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- Reading· ~11 min
Transhumanism, Enhancement, and the Question of What We're Enhancing For
The philosophical case for radical human improvement, and the deep questions it raises about what human life is actually for.
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- Reading· ~9 min
Moral Enhancement, Identity, and the Ship of Theseus Problem
The most philosophically interesting questions about posthumanism are not about physical capability but about identity, authenticity, and whether you can improve yourself out of being you.
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- Text Explore· ~8 min
The Extended Mind and the Cyborg
Examine the philosophical foundations of posthumanism from the extended mind thesis through Haraway's manifesto.
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- Argument Map· ~10 min
Enhancement, Identity, and the Ethics of Becoming More
Map the posthumanist debate from the extended mind through transhumanism, moral improvement, and the authenticity question.
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- Dialogue· ~10 min
Dialogue: Should We Enhance Our Moral Character?
The most provocative version of the improvement debate, where the stakes are not physical but ethical.
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- Reflection· ~8 min
Reflection: Where You Draw Your Lines
The posthuman questions are not hypothetical, you are already making some of these choices.
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