Posthumanism
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Posthumanism is a broad intellectual movement that critically questions traditional notions of the human and humanity's place in the world. It is a response to the perceived limitations of humanism and aims to reconceptualize the human in light of technological advancements, scientific insights, and ethical imperatives.
There are several overlapping fields and perspectives within posthumanism.
Although posthumanism encompasses diverse perspectives, there are common threads; namely critiquing humanism and anthropocentrism, focusing on the intersection of the human condition, technology and the environment, as well as an openness to alternative forms of embodiment and subjectivity beyond the human.
Here are several ways that ideas from posthumanism can be applied to daily life:
This branch that privileges the human above other forms of life and matter. It extends moral considerability and agency beyond .
Posthumanism rejects the idea that humans are separate from and superior to the rest of nature. Day-to-day, we can with the environment and other species, and avoid human-centric thinking.
Posthumanism seeks to like human/animal, nature/culture, mind/body. In lived experience, we can appreciate the blurry boundaries and interconnections between these categories.
Posthumanism explores how humans are shaped by our technologies. In using smartphones, social media, etc., we can be mindful of .
Posthumanism, especially in its critical forms, uses speculative imagination to envision more . Through literature, art, and everyday creativity, we can participate in this transformative envisioning.