Transhumanism vs. Theistic Ethics
I argue that there are three limits to the transhumanist project of moral enhancement. They are “technological ignorance,” “technological passivity” and “technological easiness.” I argue that they make it unlikely that the enhancement in question will be achieved. I also argue that there are no sim...
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Catholic University of Louvain
2025-06-01
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I argue that there are three limits to the transhumanist project of moral enhancement. They are “technological ignorance,” “technological passivity” and “technological easiness.” I argue that they make it unlikely that the enhancement in question will be achieved. I also argue that there are no similar limits in the context of theistic Christian ethics, although it may seem otherwise at first sight. Following Aquinas, I show that there is no “theological ignorance,” “theological passivity” or “theological easiness” that may hinder moral progress via the Christian faith. In conclusion, Christian theistic ethics is more beneficial to us than transhumanist views of moral enhancement.
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| spelling | doaj-art-df19e48e6fbf472ea6fe407bd64d67142025-08-20T02:24:25ZdeuCatholic University of LouvainTheoLogica2593-02652025-06-019110.14428/thl.v9i1.86003Transhumanism vs. Theistic EthicsRoberto Di Ceglie0Pontifical Lateran University I argue that there are three limits to the transhumanist project of moral enhancement. They are “technological ignorance,” “technological passivity” and “technological easiness.” I argue that they make it unlikely that the enhancement in question will be achieved. I also argue that there are no similar limits in the context of theistic Christian ethics, although it may seem otherwise at first sight. Following Aquinas, I show that there is no “theological ignorance,” “theological passivity” or “theological easiness” that may hinder moral progress via the Christian faith. In conclusion, Christian theistic ethics is more beneficial to us than transhumanist views of moral enhancement. https://ojs.uclouvain.be/index.php/theologica/article/view/86003Moral enhancement; Axiology of theism; Christian theism; Thomas Aquinas |
| spellingShingle | Roberto Di Ceglie Transhumanism vs. Theistic Ethics TheoLogica Moral enhancement; Axiology of theism; Christian theism; Thomas Aquinas |
| title | Transhumanism vs. Theistic Ethics |
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| topic | Moral enhancement; Axiology of theism; Christian theism; Thomas Aquinas |
| url | https://ojs.uclouvain.be/index.php/theologica/article/view/86003 |
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