The aim of discussing (private) property was to show how our self-understanding, how we see ourselves, will be altered by a world in which there is abundance in some products.

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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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So, new people and varied groups. For the introduction to posthumanism

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The first session happened. And thanks for the participants who made it a really interesting session. There were some good initial ideas about how the conceptual content interacts with both interests and other academic pursuits.

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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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The main claim of posthumanism is:

Technological changes raise questions about what it is to be human.

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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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So this is out:

Posthuman Education https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/riph20/31/4

International Journal of Philosophical Studies, Volume 31, Issue 4 (2023)

Thanks to all the authors.

So, to get started, I have chosen something I chanced upon in a newspaper. A UK university is celebrating the fact that they are going to be using holograms for lecturers.

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Posthumanism: changing times and self-understanding 

Place 

The learning will be conducted through face-to-face meetings and this hub of communication. 

Context 

The human being understands itself as an individual agent and perhaps unique amongst things in that it originates action and is a source of value.  

This modern self-understanding supports and maintains our theories of justice and rightness (who is to blame?), labour (who produced what?), property (who owns what?), intellectual property (essay writing, artistic creation), talent (who deserves what?), family (genetic choices for offspring), politics (who rules me?) and sports (who deserves to win?). 

However, this certainty in one’s own place is weakening with the emergence of new technologies and new understandings. Human modifying technology (HMT) impacts (our) “self-understanding” against contexts of technology and changing interests. The main enhancements leading to transformation are genetic, morphological, pharmacological, robotic, intellectual and social and the main effects will be on: 

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