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Democratic transhumanism, a term coined by Dr. James Hughes in 2002, refers to the stance of transhumanists (humanists who support morphological freedom and the ethical use of human enhancement technologies) who espouse liberal, social or radical democratic political views. According to Hughes, the philosophy "stems from the assertion that human beings will generally be happier when they take rational control of the natural and social forces that control their lives." The ethical foundation of democratic transhumanism rests upon rule utilitarianism and non-anthropocentric personhood theory. Hughes aims to encourage democratic transhumanists to unite and influence public policy, and raises objections both to right-wing and left-wing bioconservatism, and libertarian transhumanism. An attempt to find a middle ground between technorealism and techno-utopianism, democratic transhumanism can be seen as a form of techno-progressivism.
Currents Hughes has identified 16 currents within democratic transhumanism: List of democratic transhumanists See also | ||||||||
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