트랜스휴머니즘의 몸의 취약성 제거론에 대한 생명윤리적 비판

Abstract

This paper aims to critique the post-human project of transhumanism that attempts to engineer and artificially evolve the human body by 'removing the vulnerability of the human body' in the post-corona era where 'the vulnerability of the human body' is a problem. First, taking the concept of vulnerability as a starting point, the type and context of vulnerability claimed by transhumanism are identified. Next, transhumanism's reductionist perspective of the human body to attempt engineering evolution is considered. From the point of view of ontological Personalism, the human body is presented as a body with life, a body that acts toward a life purpose and a body that holds human nature. This paper asserts that the human body reveals the human being itself. The scientific, utilitarian, and Enlightenment values embedded in the transhumanism's strategy for eliminating the vulnerability of the body can instrumentalize human life by alienating the human being from the body and reducing human life to the level of usefulness. Rather, This strategy can lead to new vulnerability.
 On the contrary, the vulnerability of the human body has a positive aspect, which allows the human being to be more empathetic to others, to complete himself, and to grow with others.
 In conclusion, the vulnerability of the human body is not a negative factor that needs to be completely eliminated, but a marker that clearly shows the basis of human dignity and human flourishing.