The noted transhumanist Zoltan Istvan recently published an article in the Huffington Post entitled: Should a Transhumanist Run for US President? Continue reading The Transhumanist Party: Could It Change Our Political Future?
Monthly Archives: October 2014
The Transhumanist Wager
You Should Make the Transhumanist Wager
The transhumanist wager, brainchild of noted transhumanist Zoltan Istvan, can be understood as follows. If you love and value your life, then you will want the option to live as long and as well as possible. Continue reading The Transhumanist Wager
Review of David Benatar’s, Better Never to Have Been
David Benatar is professor of philosophy and head of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa. He is best known for his advocacy of antinatalism. Continue reading Review of David Benatar’s, Better Never to Have Been
The Allegory of the Cave, The Divided Line, The Myth of the Sun
As I said in yesterday’s post, Plato used three images to explain his theory of the Forms. The first was the myth of the cave. Continue reading The Allegory of the Cave, The Divided Line, The Myth of the Sun
Summary of Plato’s Theory of Human Nature
(This is a summary of a chapter in a book I often used in university classes: Thirteen Theories of Human Nature. Phrases in brackets are my commentaries.) Continue reading Summary of Plato’s Theory of Human Nature