Transhumanismo y Gnosis: Un Paralelismo

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https://doi.org/10.12775/SetF.2022.010

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Transhumanism, gnosis, posthumanism, revolution, salvation

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Transhumanism and Gnosis: A Parallelism

The aim of this paper is to draw a parallel between the phenomenon of gnosis and transhumanism together with its ultimate version, posthumanism. After some methodological clarifications, the paper focuses on four confrontational axes: self-recognition, cosmic and anthropological dualism, the meaning of morality, death and suffering, and finally the promise of salvation. Finally, the two doctrines are framed within the context of the Gnostic revolution, emphasizing the sense of uprootedness and post-modernity to explain the resurgence of these phenomena.

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Stefano Abbate, Universitat Abat Oliba CEU

Director of studies in Political Sciences

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2022-03-03

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ABBATE, Stefano. Transhumanismo y Gnosis: Un Paralelismo. Scientia et Fides. Online. 3 March 2022. Vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 197-217. [Accessed 28 December 2025]. DOI 10.12775/SetF.2022.010.

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