Classical vs. Euro-Transhumanism - Antagonism or Convergence?

About the author

Andrei Nutas is a researcher at the West University of Timișoara, specialising in transhumanism, AI ethics and the philosophy of technology. He is also active in the tech industry, working as a freelance quality assurance engineer on AI projects.

Summary

This volume offers the first book-length examination of the most significant fault line in transhumanism: the tension between Classical Transhumanism (CT) and Euro-Transhumanism (ET). Penned by leading thinkers, the chapters systematically explore the movements’ differing philosophical roots – Anglo-American rationalism for CT versus Continental philosophy for ET. The book dissects core disagreements on topics such as immortality versus extended healthspan, libertarian versus social democratic politics, and utopian versus non-utopian outlooks. The goal is not merely to highlight antagonism but to foster dialogue, identify shared values, and explore potential convergences for a more reflective and socially conscious approach to human enhancement.

Foreword

Mapping the Transhumanist Divide

Product details

• Assisted by: Andrei Nutas (Editor)
• Publisher: schwabe
• Languages: English, German
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 11.05.2026
• EAN: 9783796552366
• ISBN: 978-3-7965-5236-6
• No. of pages: 580
• Series: Posthuman Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Religionsphilosophie, Islam, Nietzsche, Philosophie des Geistes, Themen der Philosophie, Religion und Glaube, Soziale und politische Philosophie, Technology, Ethik und Moralphilosophie, Abendländische Philosophie: Aufklärung, Phänomenologie und Existenzphilosophie, Religion und Wissenschaft, Analytische Philosophie und logischer Positivismus, Strukturalismus und Post-Strukturalismus, Immortality, Posthumanism, Bioethics, Westliche Philosophie: nach 1800, Philosophie: Logik, Antike griechische und römische Philosophie, Philosophie Ästhetik, Philosophische Traditionen und Denkschulen, Philosophie: Epistemologie und Erkenntnistheorie, Philosophie: Metaphysik und Ontologie, Metahumanism, Human enhancement, Suffering, Healthspan, Morphological Freedom