Transhumanizm – między utopią, biotechnologią a gnozą

Abstract

Transhumanism is a relatively new trend of thought, combining philosophical anthropology and science fiction. Bioethically speaking, this stance bears a clear semblance of eugenics. The transhumanist idea occurred in the Western world about two decades ago. This text attempts to survey the transhumanist ideas in the perspective of the anthropological norm. It tries to explain the basic concepts in the transhumanist realm and to show a wider context in which these concepts are postulated. The historical outline of transhumanism functions as an introduction to the presentation of a new vision of the human being. Its goal is also to acquaint the reader with the most prominent figures representing this doctrine. Presenting the proponents of the contemporary idea of homo perfectus is to help the author evaluate morally the doctrine on the grounds of social philosophy and the Catholic moral anthropology.