Biotecnología y naturaleza humana. La cuestión del posthumanismo

Abstract

Man is the only animal that thinks that he understands the mechanism that has led to itspresent as a species. Understanding this process is the first step, which may be followedby consideration of the possibility of acting on it consciously. Man can act now, throughbiotechnology, on the evolutionary process to try to «enhance» their biological performances,crossing the threshold of humanity in order to achieve a «posthuman» condition. Thequestion of posthumanism is the subject of fierce debate that the article wants to reflect.