Transhumanism, immortality and the question of longevity

Autores

  • João de Fernandes Teixeira

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7213/1980-5934.32.055.DS02

Palavras-chave:

transhumanism, immortality, longevity, upload of the brain on the internet.

Resumo

ABSTRACT The paper focuses on two issues approached by transhumanism: immortality and longevity. The first part present some contours of the transhumanist program and its motivation. The second discusses the extent to which the promise of immortality cannot be fulfilled by the idea of uploading the brain on the internet. The third part focuses on longevity. It shows why the transhumanist program for the elderly fails.

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Biografia do Autor

João de Fernandes Teixeira

PhD, Filosofia, Universidade de Essex, Inglaterra, Pós-Doutor, Universidade Tufts, Boston, Estados Unidos.

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Publicado

2020-04-20

Como Citar

Teixeira, J. de F. (2020). Transhumanism, immortality and the question of longevity. Revista De Filosofia Aurora, 32(55). https://doi.org/10.7213/1980-5934.32.055.DS02