From: Anders Sandberg (asa@nada.kth.se)
Date: Fri Jun 29 2001 - 19:38:13 MDT
Thanks Amara and Natasha, excellent points! This has given me further
things to think about.
On Thu, Jun 28, 2001 at 05:36:26PM -0400, natashavita@earthlink.net wrote:
>
> When I think of Posthumanity, I think of its dignity as an evolutionary
accomplishment -- that posthumanity will look respectfully on
transhumanity; that Posthumans will be the evolved "expression" of today’s
visions. For it is transhumanity who stands up to the constraints and
limitations of humanity; and Posthumanity the dignity of our efforts.
What we are trying to do is to reconcile the two views of dignity, the
achievement-based and the inherent. We want the inherent because it forms
a very good ethical and aesthetic "bottom floor" to build from, and the
old achievement-oriented dignity because it encourages us to strive to
become more than we are. The challenge is to reconcile them harmoniously.
Greetings from a jetlagged but happy swede in San Francisco...
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