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A HISTORY OF TRANSHUMANIST THOUGHT Nick Bostrom Faculty of Philosophy, Oxford University (2005) [Originally published in Journal of Evolution and Technology Vol. 14 Issue 1 April 2005; reprinted (in its present slightly edited form) in Academic Writing Across the Disciplines, eds. Michael Rectenwald & Lisa Carl (New York: Pearson Longman, 2011)] 1. Cultural and philosophical antecedents The human desire to acquire new capacities is as ancient as our species itself. We have always sought to expand the boundaries of our existence, be it socially, geographically, or mentally. There is a tendency in at least some individuals always to search for a way around every obstacle and limitation to human life and happiness.
challenged, quite successfully, by Daedalus, the clever engineer and artist, who uses non‐ magical means to extend human capabilities.
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