So Whats with the Transhumanism Thing?

Transhumanism is a philosophical movement that is strongly related to humanism. It has specific beliefs about what the fate of humanity should be and how technology will help us shape and achieve that future. Ive put together a small number of core topic articles to get you orientated to the transhumanism movement and some of the most important concepts. You can tackle them in any order you want to, but I suggest you do them in this order.

First, have a look at What is transhumanism?, which I think most people would agree is a good place to start.

Right after that one, its a good idea to read Common misconceptions about transhumanists.

If you get those out of the way, you may be interested to read Understanding transhuman rights, which will give you a great idea of what it would be like living in a transhuman society.

Finally, the last two core topics are about concepts that are not subscribed to by all transhumanists, but are so popular in the movement that they deserve to be put here. The first is an article titled What is the singularity and the second is titled What are post-scarcity economics?.

If you get through all the core topics, youll know pretty much all you need in order to feel grounded in this interesting philosophical movement.With that out of the way, let me explain how the rest of the site works.

Transhumanism covers a wide range of ideas, fields, and technologies. So to make it all easier Ive tried to narrow them down to a few key areas. Obviously, many of these technologies overlap with each other, but wherever possible Ive tried to sort them neatly.

There are eight topic sections on this site besides the core topics weve already talked about, so lets look at each of these sections in alphabetical order.

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