posthuman
After human evolution
Posthuman describes a being or condition that has evolved beyond current human limitations—whether through technology, genetic modification, or other enhancement.
The term appears in philosophy, science fiction, and discussions of artificial intelligence and transhumanism: a posthuman future where the line between biological and digital consciousness blurs.
As a noun, a posthuman is such an evolved entity: Will posthumans look back on us the way we view earlier hominids?
Organic-mechanical hybrid entity
- androidMachine resembling a person
- bionicsNature-inspired technology design
- prosthesisManufactured replacement body part
- implantsSurgically embedded devices
Belief prioritizing human significance
- personhoodStatus as a person
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
- humanismPhilosophy prioritizing earthly reason
- existentialismPhilosophy stressing self-created meaning
phenomenology · deconstruction · postmodernity · embodiment · subjectivity · consciousness · techno-utopianism · teleology
Moral philosophy for medicine
Act of adding more
- CRISPRGene-editing molecular machinery
- biohackingSelf-directed biological enhancement
- superintelligenceHypothetical beyond-human cognition
- nanomedicineMolecular-level medical technology
Surpassing usual limits
- superintelligenceHypothetical beyond-human cognition
- mergerCorporate combination
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
Speculative technology-based literature
- cyberpunkDystopian tech-noir fiction
- NeuromancerCyberpunk AI antagonist
- replicantBioengineered human duplicate
- WestworldSci-fi frontier resort
cyborg
Organic-mechanical hybrid entity
- androidMachine resembling a person
- bionicsNature-inspired technology design
- prosthesisManufactured replacement body part
anthropocentrism
Belief prioritizing human significance
- personhoodStatus as a person
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
- humanismPhilosophy prioritizing earthly reason
existentialism · phenomenology · deconstruction · postmodernity · embodiment · subjectivity · consciousness · techno-utopianism · teleology · becoming
bioethics
Moral philosophy for medicine
autonomy · personhood · sentience · responsibility · justice
augmentation
Act of adding more
- CRISPRGene-editing molecular machinery
- biohackingSelf-directed biological enhancement
- superintelligenceHypothetical beyond-human cognition
nanomedicine · regeneration · nootropics · longevity · anti-aging
transcendence
Surpassing usual limits
- superintelligenceHypothetical beyond-human cognition
- mergerCorporate combination
- accelerationRate velocity changes
science-fiction
Speculative technology-based literature
- cyberpunkDystopian tech-noir fiction
- NeuromancerCyberpunk AI antagonist
- replicantBioengineered human duplicate
- future techAI, drones, robots, autonomous vehicles, VR
- Sci-Fi Termsfuturistic, alien, robotic, cybernetic, galactic
- AI conceptsneural network, artificial general intelligence, neural net, superintelligence, CNN
- cyborgscyborg, T-800, prosthetics, implants, robotic arms
- sentient beingsperson, adult, child, infant, individual
- superpowerstelekinesis, telepathy, superpower, invisibility, force powers
posthumanhuman
Homo sapiens individual
unenhanced · unaugmented · mortal · neurotypical · prehuman
posthumanprehuman
Before our species arose
proto-human · human · Homo sapiens · hominid
posthumanhumanist
Ethics-focused secular philosopher
anthropocentric · naturalist · Luddite · traditionalist · technophobe
human, humane, humanity, inhuman, superhuman, inhumane, inhumanity, humanize, nonhuman