{"id":130116,"date":"2021-10-20T16:11:31","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T14:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pauljorion.com\/blog\/?p=130116"},"modified":"2021-10-21T10:06:31","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T08:06:31","slug":"universite-de-porto-transhumanism-and-the-future-of-humanity-conference-en-ligne-les-21-et-22-octobre-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pauljorion.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/20\/universite-de-porto-transhumanism-and-the-future-of-humanity-conference-en-ligne-les-21-et-22-octobre-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Universit\u00e9 de Porto, Transhumanism and the Future of Humanity<\/b>, conf\u00e9rence en ligne, les 21 et 22 octobre 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

Une heure plus tard pour nous : mon intervention \u00e0 10h30.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Conference | Transhumanism and the Future of Humanity<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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21-22 October 2021\u00a0| Online<\/h2>\n

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Zoom link available by request:\u00a0ifilosofia@letras.up.pt<\/a><\/big><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\nPolitical movement, philosophy of technology, worldview, way of thinking about the future of human life, or just an invention of science-fiction? What is transhumanism? What distinguishes it from post-humanism or cyborg theory? To propose this question again is neither useless nor rhetorical at all. Due to the current development of digital technologies and artificial intelligence, the debate on transhumanism is today more alive than ever. As Max More describes it, \u201ctranshumanism is a class of philosophies of life that seek the continuation and acceleration of the evolution of intelligent life beyond its currently human form and human limitations by means of science and technology, guided by life-promoting principles and values.\u201d What are transhumanist values? Does transhumanism necessarily convey a political vision? The conference intends to explore the impact of transhumanism on our conception of subjectivity and human identity, and this starting not only from the pioneers (Huxley, Teilhard de Chardin, Minsky, More) but also from more recent authors (Bostrom, Kurzweil, Savulescu, etc.). The conference intends also to open a new debate on a very complex issue. It is a crucial debate because it is deeply connected with digital technology and the future of artificial intelligence.<\/big>In addition to the keynote speakers there will be sessions with communications and debates.<\/big><\/div>\n
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PROGRAM<\/strong><\/h3>\n

21 October 2021<\/strong><\/big>
\n9h00 – 9h30 | Greetings and introduction<\/big><\/p>\n

9h30 – 10h10 |\u00a0Paul Jorion<\/strong><\/big> (Catholic University of Lille): \u201cTranshumanism and the Future of Humanity\u201d<\/big><\/p>\n

10h10 – 10h30 | Discussion<\/big><\/p>\n

10h30 – 11h10 Maria Jo\u00e3o Couto<\/strong><\/big> (University of Porto): \u201cThe post-human condition. Statements on uncertainty\u201d<\/big><\/p>\n

11h10 – 11h30 | Discussion<\/big><\/p>\n

11h30 – 12h10 |\u00a0Steven Gouveia<\/strong><\/big> (University of Minho): \u201cA critical analysis of the mind-uploading hypothesis\u201d<\/big><\/p>\n

12h10 – 12h30 | Discussion<\/big>
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12h30 – 15h00 |\u00a0 Lunch Break<\/strong><\/em><\/big>
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15h00 – 15h40 |\u00a0Robert Frodeman <\/strong><\/big>(University of North Texas): \u201cHyper-Modernity or Post-Modernity: On Whether More Science and Technology is a Good Idea\u201d<\/big><\/p>\n

15h40 – 16h00 | Discussion<\/big><\/p>\n

16h00 – 16h20 |\u00a0Anna Puzio<\/strong><\/big> (Munich School of Philosophy): \u201cThe Human Being as an Algorithm \u2013 An Examination of Transhumanism and its Anthropology\u201d<\/big><\/p>\n

16h20 – 16h40 |\u00a0Bertrand Guillaume <\/strong><\/big>(University of Technology of Troyes, European University of Technology): \u201cTeilhardian Thought and Charbonneau\u2019s Critique in Retrospect: A Philosophical Inquiry into Transhumanism in the Anthropocene\u201d<\/big><\/p>\n

16h40 – 17h00 |\u00a0\u00a0Roman Krzanowski<\/strong>, Pawel Polak <\/strong>(<\/big>Pontifical University of John Paul II):\u00a0\u201cNovacene: James Lovelock\u2019s vision of Transhumanism\u201d<\/big><\/p>\n

17h00 – 18h00 | Discussion<\/big><\/p>\n

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22 October 2021<\/strong><\/big>
\n9h00 – 9h40 |\u00a0Newton Lee<\/strong><\/big> (Institute for Education, Research, and Scholarship): \u201cIs Transhumanism the answer to UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?\u201d<\/big><\/p>\n

9h40 – 10h00 | Discussion<\/big><\/p>\n

10h00 – 10h40 |\u00a0Luca Possati\u00a0<\/strong><\/big>(University of Porto): \u201cFour criticisms of Transhumanism\u201d<\/big><\/p>\n

10h40 – 11h00 | Discussion<\/big><\/p>\n

11h00 – 11h40 |\u00a0Tiago Carvalho<\/strong>\u00a0<\/big>(University of Porto): \u201cTechnological Gnosticism and \u2018Nontade\u2019 in Herm\u00ednio Martins\u201d<\/big><\/p>\n

11h40 – 12h00 | Discussion<\/big>
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12h00 – 15h00 | Lunch Break<\/strong><\/em><\/big>
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15h00 – 15h20 |\u00a0Kamila Kwapi\u0144ska\u00a0<\/strong><\/big>(Centre for Critical Thought, University of Kent):<\/strong> \u201c<\/strong>The Political Agency of Robots and Technological Evolution\u201d<\/big><\/p>\n

15h20 – 15h40 |\u00a0Jaroslav Mal\u00edk<\/strong><\/big>\u00a0<\/strong>(University of Hradec Kr\u00e1lov\u00e9): \u201cWrestling with the posthuman: Understanding the relationship between technology and human autonomy\u201d<\/big><\/p>\n

15h40 – 16h00 |\u00a0Cian Brennan\u00a0<\/strong><\/big>(University of Glasgow): \u201cModerate Enhancement: A Non-Radical Path to Radical Enhancement\u201d<\/big><\/p>\n

16h00 – 16h20 |\u00a0Discussion<\/big><\/p>\n

Final Greetings<\/big><\/strong><\/p>\n

Organization<\/strong>
\nLuca M. Possati (IF-UP)
\nPaula Cristina Pereira\u00a0(IF-UP)
\nRG Aesthetics, Politics & Knowledge (APK)
\nRG\u00a0Philosophy and Public Space (PPS)
\nInstituto de Filosofia da Universidade do Porto – FIL\/00502
\nFunda\u00e7\u00e3o para a Ci\u00eancia e a Tecnologia (FCT)
\nU.Porto e Banco Santander – Programa Santander Universidades<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Une heure plus tard pour nous : mon intervention \u00e0 10h30.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Conference | Transhumanism and the Future of Humanity<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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21-22 October 2021\u00a0| Online<\/h2>\n

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