different between transhumanist vs transhumanism

English

Etymology

From trans- +? human +? -ist, after transhumanism.

Noun

transhumanist (plural transhumanists)

1. An advocate of transhumanism. [from 20th c.]
   • 2017, Meghan O'Gieblyn, The Guardian, 18 April:

     Many transhumanists such as Kurzweil contend that they are carrying on the legacy of the Enlightenment – that theirs is a philosophy grounded in reason and empiricism, even if they do lapse occasionally into metaphysical language about “transcendence” and “eternal life”.

English

Alternative forms

• H+, h+, H-plus

Etymology

From trans- +? humanism, coined by Julian Huxley in 1957.

Noun

transhumanism (countable and uncountable, plural transhumanisms)

1. A philosophy favouring the use of science and technology, especially neurotechnology, biotechnology, and nanotechnology, to overcome human limitations and improve the human condition.
   • 2011, Braden R. Allenby, Daniel Sarewitz, The Techno-Human Condition, MIT Press (?ISBN), page 87:

     Those who favor transhumanism speak the language of individual choice and freedom from institutional authoritarianism; those who challenge it speak the language of human dignity and human nature as embodied in the individual.

Coordinate terms

• posthumanism

Related terms

• transhuman
• transhumanist
• Transhumanist Party

See also

• bioconservatism

Translations

Further reading

• transhumanism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia