Franz Rosenzweig's Concept of Redemption as a Vehicle for Confronting the Philosophical Problem of Contemporary Transhumanism

This article presents Franz Rosenzweig's concept of redemption as a vehicle for raising some important questions for confronting the contemporary movement of Transhumanism. The upshot of our discussion is located in the existential questions asked, following a philosophical comparison of Rosenz...

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Auteurs: Turner, Yosef 1955- (Auteur) ; Berman, Nadav Shifman (Auteur)
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Langue:Anglais
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Publié: De Gruyter 2022
Dans: Naharaim
Année: 2022, Volume: 16, Numéro: 1, Pages: 29-52
Sujets non-standardisés:B Transhumanism
B Corporeality
B Franz Rosenzweig
B German Idealism
B the Star of Redemption
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Résumé:This article presents Franz Rosenzweig's concept of redemption as a vehicle for raising some important questions for confronting the contemporary movement of Transhumanism. The upshot of our discussion is located in the existential questions asked, following a philosophical comparison of Rosenzweig's religious and philosophical commitment to human life in its most robust form, with Transhumanism's scientistic vision. To do so, the article first discusses some techno-scientistic assumptions of Transhumanism, showing that it presumes what was once a core principle of German Idealism, the identity of reason and being, against which Rosenzweig rebelled. Then, the article turns to examine Rosenzweig's humanistic redemptive vision and its emphasis on the corporeal, the temporal, and the worldly (rather than the purely spiritual, the apocalyptic, and the other-worldly). The conclusion makes explicit the ways in which Rosenzweig's redemptive vision provides a contrasting model to the one set forth by Transhumanism.
ISSN:1862-9156
Contient:Enthalten in: Naharaim
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/naha-2021-0013