Transhumanism: a realistic future?

"Transhuman, or trans-human, is the concept of an intermediary form between human and posthuman. In other words, a transhuman is a being that resembles a human in most respects but who has powers and abilities beyond those of standard humans. These abilities might include improved intelligence, awareness, strength, or durability. Transhumans sometimes appear in science-fiction as cyborgs or genetically-enhanced humans. This book will look into the question "Can machines think?" followed by "Can humans extend their lifespan and keep up with machines?" In other words, do we (humans) have to modify ourselves to be bionic humans, to co-exist and make the most of machines in future?"--

Includes index.

Intro -- Contents -- About Jean-Pierre Fillard -- Introduction -- Part I Where Does Transhumanism Come From? -- Chapter One The Origins and Further -- 1. From Cro-Magnon to 2.0 World -- 1.1. Modern times are coming -- 1.2. The time for biology -- 2. What about God and Nature? -- 2.1. The necessity of religions -- 2.2. Present status -- 3. Darwin and Evolution -- 3.1. Is transhumanism an evolution in itself? -- 3.2. Rejuvenescence to counter Darwin -- 4. Origins of the Transhumanist Philosophy -- 4.1. Intentions and perspectives -- 4.2. Technical approach

4.3. Playing God? A leap forward to what? -- Chapter Two The Theories -- 1. Underlying Theories of Transhumanism -- 1.1. Transhumanism or posthumanism -- 1.2. The accelerating technology -- 2. Ways of Thinking -- 2.1. Transhumanism involvements -- 2.2. The role of consciousness -- 3. Are We Bound to Change? -- 3.1. The change is already here -- 3.2. The age barrier -- 4. Singularity or Singularities -- 4.1. How Singularity came about -- 4.2. Is Singularity for real? -- 4.3. A world of machines? -- Chapter Three New Ways of Life -- 1. The Gurus of the Future and the Augmented Man

1.1. The gurus have come -- 1.2. Medicine and gene…