Cirkovic, Milan M. (2026) The penalty of Adams: On false symmetry between transhumanism and antihumanism. [Preprint]
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Abstract
On the example of two recent books ostensibly dealing with the future of humanity, I highlight several actual cultural dilemmas. In particular, I analyze the destructive nature of opportunistic anti-future ideation exhibited by critical constructionist attempts to bring down the three pillars of future-oriented thinking: (1) existential risk studies, (2) the role of technology in any sociocultural environment, and (3) human space activities and settlement. Somewhat subtler conflation of transhumanist thought with what Adam Kirsch justifiably calls the Anthropocene antihumanism is unwarranted as well; future-positive thinkers in general and transhumanists in particular should do well to pay more attention to these developments.
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| Additional Information: | Journal of Posthuman Studies (https://www.psupress.org/Journals/jnls_JPHS.html), accepted for publication | ||||||
| Keywords: | transhumanism; posthumanism; futures studies; AI; existential risk; human extinction; human space settlement | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Cultural Evolution General Issues > Ethical Issues General Issues > Rhetoric of Science General Issues > Science and Society General Issues > Science vs. Pseudoscience |
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| Depositing User: | Milan Cirkovic | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 18 Apr 2026 19:02 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 18 Apr 2026 19:02 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 29251 | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Cultural Evolution General Issues > Ethical Issues General Issues > Rhetoric of Science General Issues > Science and Society General Issues > Science vs. Pseudoscience |
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| Date: | March 2026 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/29251 |
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