Will Humanity Still Hold Value in the Transhuman Age?
Introduction As we move further into the twenty first century, one question begins to haunt both the philosopher and the worker alike. It is no longer simply whether technology will replace our jobs or whether machines will write our poems. The deeper question is whether humanity itself will continue to hold value in a world where intelligence, strength and even empathy can be engineered. This is the essence of the transhuman age. When the human being is no longer the limit of possibility, what role does the ordinary human still play. The Historical Echo For thousands of years human value was easy to measure. In the ancient world the farmer who tilled the land, the soldier who guarded the border and the craftsman who built with his hands all had undeniable worth. In the industrial revolution the machine changed the scale of labour but human hands still turned the wheels of progress. Even in the digital revolution human minds remained central. Programmers, designers, managers and thi...