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	The Next Digital Divide (Articles) Alyssa Ford (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Transhumanism pierced the popular culture when the Coalition of Artists and Life Forms (CALF) formed in the 1990s.
		Unlike their libertarian forebearers, these "democratic transhumanists" advocate for moderate safeguards on new technology, such as drug trials.
		In an exhaustive article about various factions under the transhuman label, Hughes identifies 11 subgroups, including "disability transhumanists" who argue for their right to technology and "gay transhumanists" who want children conceived outside of the opposite-sex paradigm (i.e., cloning).
	www.utne.com /web_special/web_specials_2005-01/articles/11539-1.html (517 words)

	Transhumanism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Transhumanism (sometimes abbreviated >H or H+) is an international intellectual and cultural movement supporting the use of new sciences and technologies to enhance human physical and cognitive abilities and ameliorate what it regards as harsh and unnecessary aspects of the human condition, such as disease and aging.
		Democratic transhumanism, a political philosophy synthesizing liberal democracy, social democracy, direct democracy and transhumanism.
		A continuing dialogue between transhumanism and faith was the focus of an academic seminar held at the University of Toronto in 2004.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Transhumanism (5667 words)

	NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Transhumanism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Transhuman is a term that refers to an intermediary form between the human and the posthuman.
		Transhumanism is an emergent school of speculative philosophy analysing or favouring the use of technology, especially neurotechnology, biotechnology, and nanotechnology, to improve the human condition.
		Transhumanism maintains that this is desirable and that humans can and should become more than human through the application of technological innovations as genetic engineering, nanotechnology, neuropharmaceuticals, prosthetic enhancements, and mind-machine interfaces.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Transhumanism (817 words)

	Democratic transhumanism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Democratic transhumanism, a term coined by Dr. James Hughes in 2002, refers to the stance of transhumanists (humanists who support morphological freedom and the ethical use of human enhancement technologies) who espouse liberal, social or radical democratic political views.
		According to Hughes, the philosophy "stems from the assertion that human beings will generally be happier when they take rational control of the natural and social forces that control their lives." The ethical foundation of democratic transhumanism rests upon rule utilitarianism and non-anthropocentric personhood theory.
		Hughes aims to encourage democratic transhumanists to unite and influence public policy, and raises objections both to right-wing and left-wing bioconservatism, and libertarian transhumanism.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Democratic_transhumanism (216 words)

	Democratic transhumanism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Democratic transhumanism is a strand of transhumanism that advocates both the use of technology to transcend the limitations of the human body and the extension of democratic concerns beyond formal legal equality and liberty, into economic and cultural liberty and equality, in order to protect democratic values in a transhuman context.
		Democratic transhumanism can be seen as a form of left-wing techno-utopianism or anticipatory techno-progressivism.
		According to Dr James Hughes, democratic transhumanism, a term he coined in 2002, "stems from the assertion that human beings will generally be happier when they take rational control of the natural and social forces that control their lives."
	www.objectsspace.com /encyclopedia/index.php/Democratic_transhumanism (274 words)

	Democratic Transhumanism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Transhumanism as a vanguard civil rights movement had arrived, and the stunned but open expressions on the faces of the largely straight male audience showed the work that transhumanists still needed to do to reach out to the disparate constituencies that will build democratic transhumanism.
		Democratic techno-optimists, on the other hand, are already distinguishing themselves by their willingness to use anti-trust law, restrictions on intellectual property, and regulatory standards to protect competition, scientific innovation and the public good.
		Democratic transhumanists should build solidarity with all those who are denied the right to control their own bodies and minds, and those oppressed because of the bodies and minds they possess.
	www.changesurfer.com /Acad/DemocraticTranshumanism.htm (9133 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Transhumanism
		Transhumanism (sometimes abbreviated >H or H+) is an international intellectual and cultural movement supporting the use of new sciences and technologies to enhance human mental and physical abilities and aptitudes, and ameliorate what it regards as undesirable and unnecessary aspects of the human condition, such as disease, aging, and death.
		Transhumanism has been described by a proponent as the "movement that epitomizes the most daring, courageous, imaginative, and idealistic aspirations of humanity," while according to one outspoken opponent, it is the world's most dangerous idea.
		Transhumanism is sometimes erroneously referred to as "Posthumanism," especially in the United States where that term is not as common outside academic sources.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Transhumanism (6544 words)

	Transhumanism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Transhumanism is an emergent school of speculative analysing or favouring the use of certain to improve the human condition beyond the constraints of biological evolution.
		Transhumanism maintains that this is good and humans can and should become more than through the application of such technological innovations genetic engineering nanotechnology neuropharmaceuticals prosthetic enhancements and mind-machine interfaces.
		While largely grassroots and broadly based movement transhumanism does toward rational arguments and empirical observations of phenomena; in many respects transhumanists partake in culture of science and reason and are guided by life-promoting principles values.
	www.freeglossary.com /Transhumanism (3118 words)

	Transhumanism
		“Transhumanism," transhumanists say, "is entering the mainstream culture today, as increasing numbers of scientists, scientifically literate philosophers, and social thinkers are beginning to take seriously the range of possibilities that transhumanism encompasses.
		Transhumanism is a way of thinking about the future that is based on the premise that the human species in its current form does not represent the end of our development but rather a comparatively early phase.
		This strand of transhumanism advocates both the right to use technology to transcend the limitations of the human body and the extension of democratic concerns beyond formal legal equality and liberty, into economic and cultural liberty and equality, in order to protect values such as equality, solidarity, and democratic participation in a transhuman context.
	www.innovationwatch.com /choiceisyours/choiceisyours.2006.09.30.htm (1628 words)

	Transhumanism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Transhumanism is also concerned with investigation into the implications of social, technological and scientific means of overcoming physical human limitations, and is also a movement which argues the case for fundamentally altering the human condition through these means.
		Transhumanism maintains that this is good and that humans can and should become more than human through the application of such technological innovations as genetic engineering, nanotechnology, neuropharmaceuticals, prosthetic enhancements and mind-machine interfaces.
		Derived from the philosophical traditions of secular humanism, Transhumanism asserts that humans should be viewed as the "center" of the moral universe, and that there are no supernatural forces that guide humanity.
	knowallabout.com /t/tr/transhumanism.html (1872 words)

	Transhumanism - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Image:Posthuman Future.jpg Transhumanism (sometimes abbreviated >H or H+) is an international intellectual and cultural movement supporting the use of new sciences and technologies to enhance human physical and cognitive abilities and ameliorate what it regards as harsh aspects of the human condition, such as disease, aging, and scarcity.
		Transhumanism cultivates the academic study of the possibilities and consequences of developing and using human enhancement techniques and other emerging technologies for these purposes.
		Transhumanism's vision of a deeply transformed future humanity has attracted both sympathizers, some of whom do not refer to themselves as "transhumanists", and fierce critics from a wide range of perspectives.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/Transhumanism (4519 words)

	Ryan McReynolds: Transhumanism
		Transhumanism, simply put, is the position that it is desirable to improve the human condition through technology.
		It is this branch of transhumanism that I ascribe to.
		James Hughes is one of the leading democratic transhumanists, and his "11-point program" is a good overview of the sorts of policies we would like to see.
	ryanmcreynolds.blogspot.com /2004/11/transhumanism.html (650 words)

	Butterflyeffects » Democratic Transhumanism II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Transhumanism encompasses a wide variety of topics, and one of the more important ones in 2004 is politics.
		Hughes uses the term ‘democratic transhumanism’ to place his opinion on a chart including New Right, Libertarians, Socialists and the rest, all groups who (mostly) support democracy in its current form.
		It is however also a network of organizations, a new and speculative form of philosophy, a way of life and to a great degree a set of political opinions (and looking at this guy, maybe a hip trend).
	butterflyeffects.org /wordpress/index.php?p=57 (377 words)

	Democratic Transhumanism, or The Next Left - The CHUD.COM Message Boards
		Democratic transhumanists, pro-scitech social democrats or Left technoutopians are conspicuously absent from their theoretical niche in this new political landscape.
		I argue why democrats should embrace science, technology and transhumanism: (1) left Luddism inappropriately equates technologies with the power relations around those technologies; democratic technology policy requires an acknowledgement of the potential benefits of technology, not simply a futile effort to slow all technological innovation.
		The fullest interpretation of the democratic ideals of liberty, equality and solidarity is found in the social democratic tradition.
	www.chud.com /forums/showthread.php?p=1652782#post1652782 (867 words)

	The Politics of Transhumanism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		(Transhumans) are the earliest manifestations of new evolutionary beings.
		Transhumanism differs from humanism in recognizing and anticipating the radical alterations in the nature and possibilities of our lives resulting from various sciences and technologies such as neuroscience and neuropharmacology, life extension, nanotechnology, artificial ultraintelligence, and space habitation, combined with a rational philosophy and value system.
		As yet, radical democratic transhumanism has not found a voice or organizational presence, but is implicit in the writings of people in the futurist, science fiction and cyberculture milieus.
	www.changesurfer.com /Acad/TranshumPolitics.htm (11056 words)

	Transhumanism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Transhumanism is an emergent school of speculative philosophy analysing or favouring the use of certain technologies to improve the human condition beyond the constraints of biological evolution.
		As transhumanists support non-technological improvements, such as the spread of political liberty, and most critics of transhumanism support technological advances in beneficial areas, such as communications and healthcare, the difference is sometimes a matter of emphasis.
		Further opposition to transhumanism come from critics who point to subjectivity in the use of concepts such as "enhance" and "limitations", seeing master race and eugenic ideologies as warnings of what transhumanism may bring.
	www.wikiverse.org /transhumanism (2926 words)

	Transhumanism :: Future : Gourt
		Transhumanism (sometimes abbreviated >H or H+) is an international intellectual and cultural movement supporting the use of new sciences and technologies to enhance human physical and cognitive abilities and ameliorate what it regards as undesirable and unnecessary aspects of the human condition, such as disease and aging.
		Although the first known use of the term "transhumanism" dates from 1957, the contemporary meaning is a product of the 1980s, when a group of scientists, artists, and futurists based in California began to organize what has since grown into the transhumanist movement.
		Anarcho-Transhumanism - A synthesis of anarchism and transhumanism, centered on the attainment of political, economic, and biological freedom.
	society.gourt.com /Future/Transhumanism.html (666 words)

	Transhuman Ideological Variations
		This is not so much a specific version of a transhumanism as a research direction: the study of the constraints, possibilities, and consequences of potential future trajectories of technological and human development, using theoretical tools from economics, game theory, evolution theory, probability theory, and “theoretical applied science” i.e.
		Transhumanism as a source of inspiration in artistic creation and cultural activities, including efforts to communicate transhumanist ideas and values to a wider audience [see also “What kind of transhumanist art is there?”].
		Transhumanism is a philosophical and cultural movement concerned with promoting responsible ways of using technology to enhance human capacities and to increase the scope of human flourishing.
	www.miqel.com /transhumanism_nano/extropian-concepts-variation.html (963 words)

	WorldChanging: Tools, Models and Ideas for Building a Bright Green Future: A Conversation with Dr. James Hughes (part 1 ...
		A growing number see the drive to develop technologies to strengthen and extend human capabilities as part and parcel of the push to improve global social conditions, and recognize that there is a necessary role for society and government in the safe development and fair distribution of new technologies.
		Democratic transhumanism stems from the assertion that human beings will generally be happier when they take rational control of the natural and social forces that control their lives.
		Hughes: To me, the democratic part is a bit redundant, since I see transhumanism as a natural conclusion of the democratic and humanist philosophical tradition: life is better when people are empowered to make decisions about their own lives, individually and collectively.
	www.worldchanging.com /archives/001659.html (2541 words)

	Transhumanism Debate Guide - PhiloWiki
		Transhumanism has been described by a proponent as the "movement that epitomizes the most daring, courageous, imaginative, and idealistic aspirations of humanity," while according to a prominent critic, it is the world's most dangerous idea.
		Transhumanism is distinctive in its particular focus on the applications of technologies to the improvement of human bodies at the individual level.
		In the extreme, Transhumanism could lead to the manufacturing and enslavement of "monsters" such as human clones, human-animal chimeras, or even replicants, but even lesser dislocations of humans and nonhumans from social and ecological systems are seen as problematic.
	www.philowiki.com /wiki/index.php/Transhumanism_Debate_Guide (2254 words)

	People of Faith (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Transhumanism is a philosophical and cultural movement, not a religion.
		Transhumanism does not offer answers about the ultimate purpose and nature of existence, merely a philosophical defense of humanity’s right to control its own evolution.
		Since the Faith, Transhumanism and Hope conference of August 2004 the WTA has been working to better understand the landscape of religious views on human enhancement technologies, and how better to outreach to and dialogue with religious supporters of the right to control one’s own body and mind.
	www.transhumanism.org /index.php/WTA/communities/religious (282 words)

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