Integral Transhumanism: The Holistic Leap Forward

Transhumanism champions the emerging use of biotechnological enhancement to perfect our biologically-based human limitations. This study evaluates both the contemporary bioethical discourse on enhancement, and the transhumanist movement itself, in light of Ken Wilber's Integral Theory of development. Wilber's paradigm synthesizes descriptive and normative theories from a vast array of disciplines, generating a holistic approach to developmental theory that emphasizes a particular need for balance in any evolving system. The application of Integral Theory to enhancement reveals that transhumanism overemphasizes both autonomy at the expense of justice, and rationality at the expense of spirituality, in its idea of progress.

Grantor dc:publisher

Wake Forest University

Year dc:date.issued

2010

Author dc:creator

• Tennison, Michael

• Bioethics

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10339/30405

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:wakespace.lib.wfu.edu:10339/30405