Encyclical Letter Laudato si’ and Some Transhumanist Theories of Nature and Religion
The encyclical letter Laudato si’ reacts to scientific reports of the rapid pace of degradation of the environment on our planet, points to the roots of the global environmental crisis, and calls for a slowdown in technological development so that we can adapt our cultures and increase respect, sens...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ed. Pontificia Univ. Gregoriana
2021
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Gregorianum
Year: 2021, Volume: 102, Issue: 3, Pages: 633-652 |
| Further subjects: | B
Laudato Si’
B Natura B transumanesimo B religione |
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| Summary: | The encyclical letter Laudato si’ reacts to scientific reports of the rapid pace of degradation of the environment on our planet, points to the roots of the global environmental crisis, and calls for a slowdown in technological development so that we can adapt our cultures and increase respect, sensibility, and love for nature. M. More, in his secular transhumanist philosophy, uses the metaphor of mother nature that generated us but then abandoned us, and the metaphor of extropy that guides human development. R. Ascott understands nature as a metaphor that will be replaced by a more scientific conception amid future cultural changes. R. Kurzweil observes many long term tendencies in human development in his rather optimistic vision of the future. The three transhumanists founded their visions on a reductive understanding of human consciousness and the essence of religion. Consequently, even though some of their suggestions are instructive and complementary to the encyclical, significant differences regard the changes needed to avoid a radical deterioration of the living conditions of a great part of humanity. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Gregorianum
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