Publication: El Transhumanismo y la complejidad de la dignidad humana.
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del Arco Barrera, Leonardo
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Universidad de Murcia, Servicio de Publicaciones.
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https://doi.org/10.6018/bioderecho.686201
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Actualmente, el transhumanismo representa una corriente postmoderna que se apropia de la innovación tecnológica para potenciar las habilidades del individuo. Esta postura entra en tensión con los principios de la dignidad humana y la bioética, en tanto que promueve una visión instrumental del ser humano, centrada en su perfeccionamiento, que puede reducirlo a un ente funcional y modificable, subordinando su valor intrínseco a criterios de eficiencia, utilidad o mejora técnica. En este sentido, existen profundas incertidumbres vinculadas al derecho ético y a la antropología relacionadas a este tema, lo que conlleva a una reflexión compleja y transdisciplinaria para su comprensión holística, planteándose en este discurso el objetivo de analizar el transhumanismo y la complejidad de la dignidad humana. Por lo expuesto, se trata de un artículo de revisión documental, utilizando las técnicas del fichaje y análisis del discurso escrito para construir teoría, enmarcado en una revisión teórica de algunos autores representativos del tema. Dentro de los puntos de discusión se puede destacar que existe actualmente una necesidad de implementar en el ser humano las tecnologías emergentes para erradicar elementos no deseados, tales como el dolor, las enfermedades, el envejecimiento y hasta la condición de mortalidad. Con ello, se trascienden las fronteras biológicas del cuerpo humano, buscando extender y elevar el nivel de vida, erradicando enfermedades, la vejez y la muerte. Esta tendencia fomenta una filosofía de una vida optimizada, en la que el individuo se encuentra en permanente transformación. Por lo tanto, comprender la complejidad desde la perspectiva de la dignidad humana implica considerar la libertad y la autodeterminación como expresiones fundamentales del individuo sobre sí mismo, en las que su voluntad constituye un núcleo esencial de su identidad.
Abstract: Currently, transhumanism represents a postmodern current that appropriates technological innovation to enhance the abilities of the individual. This position comes into tension with the principles of human dignity and bioethics, insofar as it promotes an instrumental vision of the human being, focused on its enhancement, which may reduce the individual to a functional and modifiable entity, subordinating its intrinsic value to criteria of efficiency, utility, or technical improvement. In this sense, there are deep uncertainties linked to ethical law and anthropology related to this topic, which leads to a complex and transdisciplinary reflection for its holistic understanding, raising in this discourse the objective of analyzing transhumanism and the complexity of human dignity. Therefore, this is a documentary review article, using the techniques of recording and analysis of written discourse to build theory, framed in a theoretical review of some representative authors of the topic. Within the discussion points, it can be highlighted that there is currently a need to implement emerging technologies in humans to eradicate unwanted elements such as: pain, diseases, aging and even the condition of mortality. With this, the biological boundaries of the human body are transcended, seeking to extend and raise the standard of living, eradicating diseases, old age and death. This trend promotes a philosophy of an optimized life, in which the individual is in permanent transformation. Therefore, understanding complexity from the perspective of human dignity involves considering freedom and self-determination as fundamental expressions of the individual about himself, where his will constitutes an essential core of his identity.
Abstract: Currently, transhumanism represents a postmodern current that appropriates technological innovation to enhance the abilities of the individual. This position comes into tension with the principles of human dignity and bioethics, insofar as it promotes an instrumental vision of the human being, focused on its enhancement, which may reduce the individual to a functional and modifiable entity, subordinating its intrinsic value to criteria of efficiency, utility, or technical improvement. In this sense, there are deep uncertainties linked to ethical law and anthropology related to this topic, which leads to a complex and transdisciplinary reflection for its holistic understanding, raising in this discourse the objective of analyzing transhumanism and the complexity of human dignity. Therefore, this is a documentary review article, using the techniques of recording and analysis of written discourse to build theory, framed in a theoretical review of some representative authors of the topic. Within the discussion points, it can be highlighted that there is currently a need to implement emerging technologies in humans to eradicate unwanted elements such as: pain, diseases, aging and even the condition of mortality. With this, the biological boundaries of the human body are transcended, seeking to extend and raise the standard of living, eradicating diseases, old age and death. This trend promotes a philosophy of an optimized life, in which the individual is in permanent transformation. Therefore, understanding complexity from the perspective of human dignity involves considering freedom and self-determination as fundamental expressions of the individual about himself, where his will constitutes an essential core of his identity.
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Del Arco Barrera, L. (2025). El transhumanismo y la complejidad de la dignidad humana, en Bioderecho.es, (22), https://doi.org/10.6018/bioderecho.686201
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