posthumanity
After human era
Posthumanity is the hypothetical condition or state of beings who have evolved or transformed beyond current human limitations—through technology, genetic modification, or other means.
The term appears in philosophy, science fiction, and discussions of artificial intelligence and transhumanism: What rights would posthumanity have?
The novel imagines posthumanity as a merger of human consciousness with machines.
It can refer either to the condition itself or collectively to the beings who inhabit it.
Organic-mechanical hybrid entity
- augmentationAct of adding more
- prostheticsFabricated body part replacements
- bionicsNature-inspired technology design
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
Moral preference by organism type
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
- personhoodStatus as a person
- subjectivityPersonal viewpoint coloring perception
- embodimentConcrete manifestation of idea
bioethics · phenomenology · existentialism · metaphysics · deconstruction · postmodernism · materialism
Formation of distinct species
- CRISPRGene-editing molecular machinery
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- biodiversityRange of life forms
chimera · xenobiology · eugenics · genomics · heritability · phenotype
Peak or deification
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- ascensionMovement to higher position
- transfigurationExalted change in appearance
- liberationRelease from constraint
Immense artificial constructs
- techno-utopiaIdeal society through technology
- futurologyStudy of coming times
- science-fictionSpeculative technology-based literature
cyborg
Organic-mechanical hybrid entity
- augmentationAct of adding more
- prostheticsFabricated body part replacements
- bionicsNature-inspired technology design
exoskeleton · nanotechnology · biohacking · cybernetics · enhancement
speciesism
Moral preference by organism type
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
- personhoodStatus as a person
- subjectivityPersonal viewpoint coloring perception
embodiment · bioethics · phenomenology · existentialism · metaphysics · deconstruction · postmodernism · materialism
superintelligence
Hypothetical beyond-human cognition
- singularityPoint where values explode
speciation
Formation of distinct species
- CRISPRGene-editing molecular machinery
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
biodiversity · chimera · xenobiology · eugenics · genomics · heritability · phenotype
apotheosis
Peak or deification
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- ascensionMovement to higher position
- transfigurationExalted change in appearance
megastructures
Immense artificial constructs
- techno-utopiaIdeal society through technology
- futurologyStudy of coming times
- science-fictionSpeculative technology-based literature
posthumanityhuman nature
Inborn behavioral tendencies shared universally
posthumanityhumanism
Philosophy prioritizing earthly reason
Luddism · human exceptionalism · naturalism · anthropocentrism · technophobia
post, human, humanity, posthuman, humane, humanly, inhuman, inhumane, humanist