THESIS by SOPHIA DE JONG - Graphic Design - Royal Academy of Arts, The Hague - 2019

TRANSHUMANISM
and the ENHANCEMENT
of
NATURE

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We were born in a world that was already designed...
TRANSHUMANISM and the ENHANCEMENT of NATURE

The topics of research in this paper are focused on the principles of the philosophical movement Transhumanism and its relationship the enhancement of nature and the human being. Besides investigating the theory, I researched illustrative examples that are displayed with descriptions and graphics. The selected material was interdisciplinary taken from several times of humanity. My intention is to bring awareness of the usage of technology as some of my examples are historical milestones. I wondered about the world, the nature, and the human; what do we imagine about them, what do this words mean in the present moment, and what are the risks of the misusage of technology.