This article explores the oppositional relationship between Humanism and Transhumanism from a pedagogical perspective. Transhumanism advocates for the hybridization of humans and technology to enhance the evolutionary process. This approach not only contrasts with the humanistic vision of science – which aims to improve the living conditions of human beings without, however, altering their deepest nature – but also eludes the self-formative dimension of knowledge and instruction. Therefore, the article focuses on the concept of knowledge, not as the accumulation of vast amounts of data, but as an appropriation of the cornerstones of culture, aimed above all at contributing to the autotelic process of human self-formation.
L’articolo si pone di mettere in luce il rapporto oppositivo che s’instaura, da un punto di vista pedagogico, fra Umanesimo e Transumanesimo. Quest’ultimo – che sostiene l’ibridazione tra l’uomo e le tecnologie al fine di potenziarne il processo evolutivo – non solo entra in collisione con la visione umanistica della scienza, atta a migliorare le condizioni di vita dell’essere umano senza però mutarne la natura più profonda. Invero, si spinge sino a eludere la dimensione auto-formativa del conoscere e dell’istruirsi. L’articolo riporta dunque, al centro della riflessione, la conoscenza intesa non già quale archiviazione di una quantità pressoché infinita di dati, bensì come un’appropriazione dei capisaldi della cultura volta a contribuire anzitutto al processo autotelico della formazione umana.
Umanesimo versus Transumanesimo
Francesca Marcone
2024-01-01
Abstract
This article explores the oppositional relationship between Humanism and Transhumanism from a pedagogical perspective. Transhumanism advocates for the hybridization of humans and technology to enhance the evolutionary process. This approach not only contrasts with the humanistic vision of science – which aims to improve the living conditions of human beings without, however, altering their deepest nature – but also eludes the self-formative dimension of knowledge and instruction. Therefore, the article focuses on the concept of knowledge, not as the accumulation of vast amounts of data, but as an appropriation of the cornerstones of culture, aimed above all at contributing to the autotelic process of human self-formation.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.