Papers by Agathe François
Cette communication aura pour but de presenter le transhumanisme et les enjeux politiques et soci... more Cette communication aura pour but de presenter le transhumanisme et les enjeux politiques et sociaux qu’il declenche. Ce mouvement est defini par de nombreux chercheurs comme une utopie biocentree et hyperindividualiste dont le but est l’amelioration physique et intellectuelle de l’espece humaine par le biais des technologies convergentes (NBIC). Tandis que le transhumanisme semble s’etre empare du debat autour de ces technologies, la majorite des discours sur ces questions, qu’ils soient alarmistes ou au contraire enthousiastes, s’accordent sur la necessite d’une ethique ou d’une bioethique. Or force est de constater que les discours autour de ces termes restent dichotomiques, rendant la reflexion d’autant plus complexe. La question de fond qui me preoccupe est des lors la suivante : que disent les discours autour du transhumanisme et de l’ethique du rapport de nos societes aux technologies convergentes et comment interroger le transhumanisme sans sombrer dans l’ideologie ? This ar...
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Im@go. A Journal of the Social Imaginary, 2019
This creative writing tries to analyse the current dominant figurations of post- human bodies, em... more This creative writing tries to analyse the current dominant figurations of post- human bodies, emphasizing their humanist, individual-centered and anthropocentric biases. It shows that these figurations rely upon a linear idea of time and a sealed perspective on the future. In order to imagine post-human bodies differently, I develop a collaborative research-creation project that challenges the individualist conception of problematizing and creating. One of the aims of this project is to ask what would be the conditions for the emergence of new figurations of post-human bodies. It will rely on a processual temporality allowing imaginaries to flourish without the constraint of a linear time.
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Cahier d'école, n°2 : le nécessaire, 2018
Cette nouvelle de science fiction explore le devenir des corps post-humains.
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Im@go, No 12: Images of Humankind, 2018
This creative writing tries to analyse the current dominant figurations of post- human bodies, em... more This creative writing tries to analyse the current dominant figurations of post- human bodies, emphasizing their humanist, individual-centered and anthropocentric biases. It shows that these figurations rely upon a linear idea of time and a sealed perspective on the future. In order to imagine post-human bodies differently, I develop a collaborative research-creation project that challenges the individualist conception of problematizing and creating. One of the aims of this project is to ask what would be the conditions for the emergence of new figurations of post-human bodies. It will rely on a processual temporality allowing imaginaries to flourish without the constraint of a linear time.
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Commposite, Regards sur la culture, les médias et la société, 2017
Cette communication aura pour but de présenter le transhumanisme et les enjeux politiques et soci... more Cette communication aura pour but de présenter le transhumanisme et les enjeux politiques et sociaux qu'il déclenche. Ce mouvement est défini par de nombreux chercheurs comme une utopie « biocentrée » et « hyperindividualiste » dont le but est l'amélioration physique et intellectuelle de l'espèce humaine par le biais des technologies convergentes (NBIC). Tandis que le transhumanisme semble s'être emparé du débat autour de ces technologies, la majorité des discours sur ces questions, qu'ils soient alarmistes ou au contraire enthousiastes, s'accordent sur la nécessité d'une éthique ou d'une bioéthique. Or force est de constater que les discours autour de ces termes restent dichotomiques, rendant la réflexion d'autant plus complexe. La question sous-tendant le présent article est dès lors la suivante : que disent les discours autour du transhumanisme et de l'éthique du rapport de nos sociétés aux technologies convergentes et comment interroger le transhumanisme en évitant les dichotomies? Mots clés : transhumanisme, technologies convergentes, (bio)éthique, biocapitalisme, mythe.
Abstract: This article will try to present transhumanism with its political and social implications. This movement is defined by many scholars as a biocentered and hyperindividualized utopia seeking the physical and intellectual enhancement of the human species through the use of disruptive technologies (NBIC). While transhumanism seems to be omnipresent in the debate around these technologies, many discourses on the question, be they alarmist or on the contrary enthusiastic, tend to agree on the necessity of an ethics or bioethics. Yet, it should be noted that discourses around the issue remain dichotomic and make reflection all the more complex. The question I am therefore tackling is the following: what discourses around transhumanism and ethics reveal of the relation of our societies to disruptive technologies and how can transhumanism be analyzed without falling into dichotomy?
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Écrite par Maximilien Arengi, cette entrevue aux côtés de Marc Roux, président de l'Association F... more Écrite par Maximilien Arengi, cette entrevue aux côtés de Marc Roux, président de l'Association Française Transhumaniste pose la question de se saisir socialement des enjeux posés par le transhumanisme.
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Ce mémoire de recherche s'intéresse au transhumanisme, mouvement paradoxalement tiraillé entre un... more Ce mémoire de recherche s'intéresse au transhumanisme, mouvement paradoxalement tiraillé entre une biopolitique reposant sur des évolutions biotechnologiques concrètes et un imaginaire utopique posthumain presque impossible à questionner au présent. L'ambivalence du transhumanisme, oscillant entre désirs d'éthique et de métaphysique, interroge le sens même de la vie collective.
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Abstract: This article will try to present transhumanism with its political and social implications. This movement is defined by many scholars as a biocentered and hyperindividualized utopia seeking the physical and intellectual enhancement of the human species through the use of disruptive technologies (NBIC). While transhumanism seems to be omnipresent in the debate around these technologies, many discourses on the question, be they alarmist or on the contrary enthusiastic, tend to agree on the necessity of an ethics or bioethics. Yet, it should be noted that discourses around the issue remain dichotomic and make reflection all the more complex. The question I am therefore tackling is the following: what discourses around transhumanism and ethics reveal of the relation of our societies to disruptive technologies and how can transhumanism be analyzed without falling into dichotomy?
Abstract: This article will try to present transhumanism with its political and social implications. This movement is defined by many scholars as a biocentered and hyperindividualized utopia seeking the physical and intellectual enhancement of the human species through the use of disruptive technologies (NBIC). While transhumanism seems to be omnipresent in the debate around these technologies, many discourses on the question, be they alarmist or on the contrary enthusiastic, tend to agree on the necessity of an ethics or bioethics. Yet, it should be noted that discourses around the issue remain dichotomic and make reflection all the more complex. The question I am therefore tackling is the following: what discourses around transhumanism and ethics reveal of the relation of our societies to disruptive technologies and how can transhumanism be analyzed without falling into dichotomy?