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James Hughes, a presenter at last year's workshop entitled "Transhumanism and the Concept of Human Nature", recently published an article based on his presentation at ASU in the Metanexus journal the Global Spiral. The article continues Hughe's attempt to explore potential relationships between transhumanism, human enhancement technology, and mainstream religion. The article can be accessed here.>> |
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Hava Tirosh Samuelson recently delivered a presentation on "Human Embodiment and Dignified Death: A Critique of Transhumanism" at a conference on "Extending Life: Setting the Agenda for the Ethics of Aging, Death, and Immortality" hosted by The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity on March 6-8. A transcript is available here>> |
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Transhumanism and Religion Consultation: Call for Papers
The Transhumanism and Religion consultation welcomes papers for its November 1-3 meeting on any aspect of transhumanism and religion. We particularly welcome papers that identify and critically evaluate the implicit religious beliefs underlying key transhumanist claims and assumptions. We welcome critical and constructive assessments of this envisioned future. For further information please contact Calvin Mercer>>. |
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Listen to Hava
Tirosh-Samuelson speak on "Facing the Challenges of Transhumanism: Philosophical,
Religious, and Ethical Considerations" at the 2007 Metanexus
Conference onTransdisciplinarity and the Unity of Knowledge here.
Learn more about the conference here>>. A complete copy of Dr. Samuelson's talk is available in PDF format here>>. |
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What Does it Mean to be
Human? : A Templeton Research Lecture Query November
2006
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Leda
Cosmides launched the Templeton Research Lectures
on October 10, 2006. Over 300 people attended the provocative
lecture on the topic of "Are We Already Transhuman?
Evolutionary Psychology and Human Nature." (This
lecture is available to listen to as free content from
iTunes here.
If you do not already have iTunes you will automatically
be directed to a download page.)
Special Supplement: An Interview with
Leda Cosmides
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Conflicts at the Interface
of Religion and Science Fall 2006
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Genes, Machines and Human
Beings Summer 2006
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Grant Boosts Science, Religion
Dialogue March 21, 2006
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