Directed evolution (transhumanism)

This article is about the futurist ideology and movement. For the biochemical technique, see Directed evolution.
Gustave Moreau's Prometheus (1868)

The term directed evolution is used within the transhumanist community to refer to the idea of applying the principles of directed evolution and experimental evolution to the control of human evolution.[1] Law professor Maxwell Mehlman has said that "for transhumanists, directed evolution is likened to the Holy Grail".[1]

Riccardo Campa of the IEET wrote that "self-directed evolution" can be coupled with many different political, philosophical, and religious views within the transhumanist movement.[2]

  1. ^ a b Maxwell, Mehlman. "Will Directed Evolution Destroy Humanity, and If So, What Can We Do About It?" (PDF). 3 St. Louis U.J. Health L. & Pol'y 93, 96-97 (2009]. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-10.
  2. ^ Campa, Riccardo. "Toward a transhumanist politics". Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2015.