Technique, Technologies, Ontology: Philosophical, Sociological and Communicative Aspects

The article considers the issue of chnging the main anthropic characteristics of a human under the influence of the rapid development of the latest technologies. Such changes cause the need to revise the usual interpretation of the concept of ‘human’, which is gradually being substituted by the currently popular concepts of ‘trans-’ and ‘post-human’. These concepts are favourably perceived by the techno-optimists, who believe that the latest technologies will allow us to create people who will be physically, intellectually and spiritually superior to the people of today, although they admit that this may lead to greater social inequality. The article states that the post-human potential is too ambiguous to clearly outline it. On the one hand, it opens up unprecedented possibilities, which can be considered the highest manifestation of human freedom, i.e. the ability to model a person according to one’s vision. On the other – there is a real threat to human existence itself, namely, the danger of technological capture of the potential for human improvement. Therefore, the task of the article is to outline the possible prospects for the formation and improvement of modern human identity under the conditions of its combination with the other, non-human species and the latest technologies. This is possible under the condition of acceptance of new possibilities for the post-human as the liberating force that overcomes the negativity and limitations of human nature. The comparative method and the method of analysis were used in the article.

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 96%

Post-Human and Trans-Human in the Future Perspective of the Humanity

Chursinova,

Sinelnikova

2024

“…The prefix post-also 'expresses the concern of those who care about the concept of truth and who feel that it is in danger' (Mcintyre 2021: 23), as the post-truth era challenges 'not only the very idea of knowledge of reality, but also the existence of reality as such' (Mcintyre 2021: 26). Of course, this problem primarily concerns scientists (Meyer, Quattrone 2021;Rimkus 2023).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

University and Post-truth

Honcharenko

2023

The article demonstrates the conflict between university and post-truth, namely the inability of university to fight post-truth due to the underestimation of objective truth in society. The facts that university is losing the opportunity to develop students’ critical thinking as a result of the deprivation of its independence in obtaining objective truth are given as arguments. The attention is focused on the historical context of this conflict. In conclusion, the need for university to defend its independence due to the terrible consequences of post-truth for society is proved.

“…Our current situation is marked by the interdependence of human beings and innovative, breakthrough technologies, with the latter imposing the conditions of such interaction (Chen, Wang 2022; Rimkus 2020). An important task of technoethical research is to determine which types of relations to technology are appropriate for humans and which, in turn, require justification in terms of their ethical foundations.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Technoscience and the Artificial Evil: Ethical Aspect

CHURSINOVA¹,

SINELNIKOVA²

2022

This article considers the ethical dimension of technological science (technoscience), namely, the problem of the applicability of the categories of ‘good’ and ‘evil’ to the functioning of new technologies. Aspects of evil brought about by the introduction of new technologies (i.e. lack/scarcity of resources, devaluation of human labour, ignorance of/inability to use technical tools, violations of the measure and harmony of life, etc.) are highlighted. Particular attention is paid to a new form of evil, namely artificial/technological evil. The article argues that the emergence of such evils is associated with the growing scale of human intervention in the natural course of things and with recent advances in technology. Dangers related to the uncontrolled development of technological science along many axes of human existence are analysed. The authors conclude that overcoming artificial evil is possible via a transition from a man-made to an anthropogenic (intellectual and humanistic) form of civilisation in which the achievements of technoscience serve not the self-destruction of mankind but the discovery of essential human forces.