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MENTAL MODEL · M2140

Transhumanism

Transhumanism
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

An intellectual movement that advocates using technological means (such as AI, genetic editing, and nanotechnology) to fundamentally enhance human intellectual, physical, and psychological capabilities, even overcoming aging and death, to achieve human evolution.

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Exploring the boundaries of humanity. It raises the ultimate question: if we can change human nature, what should we become? This is a necessary path for discussions on technology ethics.

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Transhumanism advocates using technology (genetic, neural, AI, prosthetics) to enhance human physical and cognitive abilities, extend lifespan, and even transcend biological limits, holding that humans have an obligation to improve themselves. It sits at the intersection of ethics and hope.

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