Borges and post/trans-humanism

Authors

  • Rogelio Laguna Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Martín Iraizos López Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34024/prometeica.2023.26.14841

Keywords:

posthumanism, Borges, transhumanism, technology, anthropocentrism

Abstract

This article analyzes how post-humanism and trans-humanism are manifest in the work of Borges. It is postulated here that Borges’ short narrative not only manifests a post-humanist reaction against the prevailing anthropocentrism in modernity. There are also powerful glimpses of a trans-humanism under which immortality and the expansion of the cognitive and spiritual faculties of human beings are thought of in a highly original way because it excludes the need for the most amazing technological advances.

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Published

2023-03-20

Issue

No. 26 (2023): Prometeica - nº 26 (03/2023 - 06/2023)

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Articles - Dossier 1

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How to Cite

Laguna, R., & Iraizos López, M. (2023). Borges and post/trans-humanism. Prometeica - Journal of Philosophy and Science, 26, 202-209. https://doi.org/10.34024/prometeica.2023.26.14841
Received 2023-02-14
Accepted 2023-03-09
Published 2023-03-20