Topic > Essay on Fukuyama Transhumanism - 731

What do you think would happen if you gave a child a cybernetic arm? He then proceeds to question the reader's perception by asking, "...do transhumans really understand ultimate human goods?" He believes that a person who modifies their body with biotechnology should no longer be considered human, simply because Fukuyama believes that what makes a human being, “Human,” is the fact that we have the ability to process emotions such as love, sadness, fear, anger, envy, gluttony, wrath and happiness. Fukuyama believes that this is only possible through a normal blood body because we can only process feelings the way we do because of the perception we apply to ourselves. If we lose that perception or alter it, there is a possibility that we will lose the ability to feel those emotions. Fukuyama then repeats his question “Are trans humans still human?” or they are empty shells of apocalyptics