Summary:
Western society arguably holds a dualistic view of the human being, with the body being understood as the root of all limitations, including illness and death.
This view is shown, more vividly, in most transhumanist positions. The following article presents the sources of this dualism in the technological world, as well as the scientific evidence that points in the opposite direction towards an integral conception of human nature. This includes some specific considerations about the relationship between the body and spirituality. The paper concludes with some examples of technology that could be understood as developed from an integral perspective and could signal an upcoming paradigm shift in this context.
Spanish layman's summary:
Este artículo reflexiona sobre el dualismo que impera en la cosmovisión actual. Este dualismo surge, de manera principal, de la ciencia y la tecnología, y se presenta de manera intensa en algunas corrientes transhumanistas.
English layman's summary:
This article discusses the dualisms in the current dominating worldview and how they stem primarily from science and technology. An extreme view of this dualism can be found in some transhumanist streams of thought.
Keywords: Dualism, Reductionism, Transhumanism, Body, Embodied spirituality
DOI reference:
https://doi.org/10.1628/ptsc-2021-0015
Published on paper: May 2022.
Citation:
S. Lumbreras Dualism in our technoscience: the influence of technological advances and transhumanism in the current anthropological views in society, and the scientific evidence behind them. Philosophy, Theology and the Sciences. Vol. 8, nº. 2, pp. 169 - 183, May 2022.
