First phase of production.

So, two participants have ideas and I am giving them some pointers on how I would approach their interests. They remain anonymous here, but they should recognize their own ideas. These are only suggestions about how I would start planning an initial first draft, but writing is a great activity for thought if we let it change what we are doing, so be flexible and ready to reject what I suggest (I am not an authority).  

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Humanism

Definition: the human being is exceptional in the world of things, it is the sole thing we know to have a mind, reason, will. It makes its decisions for itself and is not determined by nature or other objects. 

Claim: we understand ourselves as individuals responsible for our actions and deserving of the consequences 

The point of will is the mind or decision which is a property only of human beings. 

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Robot and Performance Olympics

So there was yet another recent article in the Guardian about how technology has an effect on social practices. Currently, performance drugs are banned in sport and are considered cheating. However, a sort of techno-transhumanist wants to innovate and see how far we can push the body through intervention:

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