Geleneksel Değerler Üzerinden Bir Transhümanizm Eleştirisi
A Critique of Transhumanism in the Context of Traditional Values

Summary/Abstract: This article aims to investigate transhumanism, which has become very popular nowadays, and intends both physiological and psychological transformation of human beings by using the possibilities of science and its basic predictions. At the same time, it aims to contribute to the awareness which is tried to be raised about subject. In the first stage of the study, the main elements of the term humanism, which constitute the intellectual origin of transhumanism, and the important turning points in the transition from humanism to transhumanism were pointed out and the possibility of transhumanism was discussed. Then, based on the ideals of development and emancipation, the main objectives of transhumanism are addressed and its possible benefits are mentioned. In the second stage, the main problems likely to arise in case of realization of transhumanist ideals are emphasized. In this context, the problems that transhumanism will cause due to the change of the ontological status of man are critically examined. Additionally, the sociological problems that transhumanism can cause and its effects in the context of traditional religious and moral orders have also been focused on. In this stage of the study, a general evaluation was made based on the criticisms of both conservative and religious circles towards transhumanists.

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