Thursday, November 17, 2011

Studying Transhumanism and Religion

For several years now, the American Academy of Religion has included a “Transhumanism and Religion Group.” The next session of the group will be on Saturday, November 19, during the annual meeting of the AAR in San Francisco.

During our session, we will hear four papers. Brian Green will address the question, “Could Transhumanism Change Natural Law?” He will be followed by Michael Burdett, speaking on “New Jerusalem or the Tower of Babel?: Transhumanist Visions of the Future in Kurzweil, Rees, and Bostrom.”

The third paper will be presented by Amy Michelle DeBaets, addressing “The Transhuman Mystique: Feminism and the Discourses of Democratic Transhumanism.” Finally, Abbas Rattani will speak on “Transhumanism, Cosmetic Neurology, and Suffering.”

Following the discussion, Calvin Mercer will conduct a business meeting to make plans for next year’s session. Stay tuned here for a report on what happens on Saturday.

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