Some readers may be interested in reading Robert Fudge’s philosophy blog (here). Robert Fudge is a former colleague of mine at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. Robert received his Ph.D. from Syracuse University in 2001, and he has interests in aesthetics and ethics. He’s on sabbatical leave right now. While he’s on sabbatical, he’s writing about “dignity” and maintaining a blog on his research progress.
His most recent post is on dignity and transhumanism (here). Transhumanism, a view that seemed to have attracted much interest among philosophy students at UNLV, is the view that we can fundamentally alter our physiology using available technology to eliminate the aging process or to enhance our cognitive capabilities. Robert believes that transhumanism poses a challenge to human dignity. In the post, he asks whether our worries over the loss of human dignity should figure into our decision-making process on whether to proceed with adopting technology that will make ‘transhumanism’ possible.
