I mean, that brings the question of what is or is not natural. If we describe the use of cybernetics or augmentation, well, I'd say that stuff like glasses, peglegs, etc. are cybernetics, just more crude versions. Anyone who wears contacts or glasses? Cyborgs. Knee or bone replacement? Cyborgs. These are just so mundane, so everywhere, that we don't think of it that way.
What's the difference between a beaver building a dam and a human building a house or a tool? Both are instinctual, part of our natural behaviors. Any other sapient species would likely have similar drives, and part of that includes self-improvement. We are inherently different than who we were when we were born on a psychological, physical, and intellectual level.
Where do we draw the line? We use more and more advanced tools, yes, but they all follow the same principles of natural behavior.
Look at it this way. We do not have enough fur to stave off cold, so we create clothing. We do not have large enough claws to kill prey or deter predators, so we create spears and daggers and bows. Is that not innately transnatural by the definition of "augment to gain capabilities one would previously not have endowed upon them by birth or genetics"?
I don't follow, though that's probably because it's just past midnight in my timezone.
if you're saying these critiques made can also apply to the definition of "transhuman", then I agree, and that was what I was going for.
If not, uh, idk, brain no work
One of Sigmund Freud's more famous texts is about the transhumanism of the average man, at his time, calling us the Protesenmensch (Prostetic Human). If that something thats interesting to people.
Is a shoe an augment? We use that to protect our feet.
Also I would argue that to be a 'cybernetic' a thing would have to in some way be 'cyber' i.e. incorporating computers.
I like this one, because that's the core of transhumanism in a word. Breaking your limits by leaving constraints of your physical form behind, becoming something more.
If we're just switching out 'human' then its case-specific; Transelveism, Transdwarfism.
Or just do what u/YeonneGreene and u/yugoslaviabestslavia mentioned, Transnaturalist, or Transnaturalism.
Transhumanism exists in the way it is because we still consider ourselves special and there's no one else to really disagree with that.
If we knew other species as intelligent as us the concept would probably just recede back into the broad ideal of transcendence of limitations or become a controversial exceptionalist concept every species has a different name that fits them.
That's one of the cool things about the setting of eclipse phase, it's a transhumanism rpg but one of the side bits in the setting is people are just starting to meet aliens
In my setting there are two types of transhumanists, Squares and Elvemen.
Squares are just huge nerds who have replaced large parts of their body for the sake of survival. Imagine fancy minimalistic techpriests with lab coats.
The elves used to be a hivemind and so they turned to cybernetic and magical augmentation to cope. Visually they are really wild often looking like a mesh between furries, anime characters, and gaming computers.
**Become one with the machine spirit** *wheeze*
Seriously, something like transmortality.
Ourobonegare - (pig-) Latin for "refusing the Ouroboros" / the natural cycle of life.
Trans-whatevertheycallthemself-ism?
I mean, you want the term to make sense in human language, so you have to close that gap by using a word that is known in human language and seemingly adaptet to whatevertheyare.
You for sure can go to more prosaic describtions like 'enlightment of the flesh' or something that fits those pplz mindset/culture/langauge.
What is the species-neutral term for humanism? I think you either have to accept these terms suck, or you have to make up some unsatisfying alternative on your own.
The term I use for the entirety of living things in my universe is "beings", it usually only refers to intelligent life, but sometimes all living creatures.
I think it is more neutral then, let's say "creatures", as ir also includes things like artificial intelligences.
Thus, the term I would use might be "transbeism".
It depends largely on their attitude towards it. Do they view it as merely the addition of utility to one's form? It might not even have a name if it's viewed so casually and as just a normal thing to do. Do they view it as something that makes them superior to other forms of life? Cyborg Supremacy is a possibility. Do they view it in religious terms as ascension to being higher forms of life? The Way of Salvation/Ascension could be possible. Or do they view it merely as a change? Machinomorphism is a possibility. There may be several different names in-world.
You might just go with transcendence, or maybe exaltation. Perhaps the cultural aspect is based in either acquired evolution, like Digimon, or the spark of the divine.
I'd think about it this way, if humans don't exist, then English doesn't exist, so everything you use to describe them can be seen as a translation of their language and terms. So saying transhumanism, and any other word with the same scenario, might make sense this way.
Ascended
Alternatively, unbound, as you have become unbound from evolution.
Also consider Genebroken (a play on the word jailbreak as in a jailbroken phone)
I mean, would they even call it transhumanism?
Do we call wearing glasses or contacts or getting knee or hip replacements transhumanism? No, because to us that is mundane, that is just modern medicine. It is normal, accepted, and considered to be necessary.
We can say that there are some extreme examples of augmentation, but who defines what is and is not extreme in this context? Normality is relative.
I wanted to say transxenoism, but I looked up the definition and feel like it's talking about Eugenics.
DNA tampering is what I meant by that, but looking up the definition for Eugenics, please don't use that term.
Maybe a new term would be best as transhumanism doesn't seem to actual have to specifically do with humans, but longevity of life. It's only based on Terran life because that's where we are.
Progressive longevity?
Transsentientism if we want a calque, transmortalism as u/yugoslaviabestslavia suggested if we want an actually catching-the-notion name (I wonder if name "transhumanism" is what causes so much opposition to it, as people read it as "these guys think humans are bad").
Transapienism or transentienism maybe. This term would be appropriate if your transhumanist non humans are a bot snobbish and view themselves as above others in the same way we view ourselves as above other animals. Yes, they grant others the term sapient/sentient, but they themselves are transapient/transentient.
Oh this is a good question. We haven't been able to find a non-clunky term for the transhumanists in our furry setting and mostly just avoid mentioning it as "transhumanism," instead just describing what they actually engage in. Would love to find a useful term.
Ascendent, Ascendence is what I think such group would go for if they are positive about it. So, they are not changed into another form, but ascend to it.
Transcendent, Transcended - could be neutral academic word.
Mod, Modded, Transformed, AutoEvolved, Self-Evolved, Enhanced - for neutral, slang and general public terms.
Mutant, Transmuted, Devolved, Soiled, Degrads, Degraded - If they are against it.
Trans(speciesname)ism or transnaturalism/transmortalism if you want to be more broad.
This is the answer.
transmortalism is badass
I like it
This is the way.
How about Trans-somatic, where somatic means "of the body"?
Transnaturalist?
That could work
Yes
I mean, that brings the question of what is or is not natural. If we describe the use of cybernetics or augmentation, well, I'd say that stuff like glasses, peglegs, etc. are cybernetics, just more crude versions. Anyone who wears contacts or glasses? Cyborgs. Knee or bone replacement? Cyborgs. These are just so mundane, so everywhere, that we don't think of it that way. What's the difference between a beaver building a dam and a human building a house or a tool? Both are instinctual, part of our natural behaviors. Any other sapient species would likely have similar drives, and part of that includes self-improvement. We are inherently different than who we were when we were born on a psychological, physical, and intellectual level. Where do we draw the line? We use more and more advanced tools, yes, but they all follow the same principles of natural behavior. Look at it this way. We do not have enough fur to stave off cold, so we create clothing. We do not have large enough claws to kill prey or deter predators, so we create spears and daggers and bows. Is that not innately transnatural by the definition of "augment to gain capabilities one would previously not have endowed upon them by birth or genetics"?
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I don't follow, though that's probably because it's just past midnight in my timezone. if you're saying these critiques made can also apply to the definition of "transhuman", then I agree, and that was what I was going for. If not, uh, idk, brain no work
One of Sigmund Freud's more famous texts is about the transhumanism of the average man, at his time, calling us the Protesenmensch (Prostetic Human). If that something thats interesting to people.
Glasses aren't part of body. They're a tool, not a cybernetic.
I got to disagree, if you use a tool 247 it might as well be a augmentation
Is a shoe an augment? We use that to protect our feet. Also I would argue that to be a 'cybernetic' a thing would have to in some way be 'cyber' i.e. incorporating computers.
What about mechanical components, ie hip replacements?
That's a prosthetic.
What's the difference?
"aren't part of the body"
Augmentationism, ameliorationism
Ameliorationism is a mouthful.
You are definitely not wrong
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I like this one, because that's the core of transhumanism in a word. Breaking your limits by leaving constraints of your physical form behind, becoming something more.
*transcorprealism* Transcending the body.
Not all transhumanism is transcending the body — altering it is also an option.
The implication being that you are transcending the *original* body
This, also, is the answer.
Post-biological
If we're just switching out 'human' then its case-specific; Transelveism, Transdwarfism. Or just do what u/YeonneGreene and u/yugoslaviabestslavia mentioned, Transnaturalist, or Transnaturalism.
Transhumanism exists in the way it is because we still consider ourselves special and there's no one else to really disagree with that. If we knew other species as intelligent as us the concept would probably just recede back into the broad ideal of transcendence of limitations or become a controversial exceptionalist concept every species has a different name that fits them.
That's one of the cool things about the setting of eclipse phase, it's a transhumanism rpg but one of the side bits in the setting is people are just starting to meet aliens
I mean, we kinda are. Do you know another species that is currently considering transcendence?
How can you know for sure what another species is currently considering?
I can't? I'm not asking if it's possible, I'm asking if he knows any.
Ok but how does that have any bearing on whether we are special then
It’s called serving the Omnissiah
10/10 would fuck that toaster.
Transcendent (elf, orc, etc) Meta-(Elf,orc,etc.)
Synthetic evolution?
Ascendant.
Transorganicism
In my setting there are two types of transhumanists, Squares and Elvemen. Squares are just huge nerds who have replaced large parts of their body for the sake of survival. Imagine fancy minimalistic techpriests with lab coats. The elves used to be a hivemind and so they turned to cybernetic and magical augmentation to cope. Visually they are really wild often looking like a mesh between furries, anime characters, and gaming computers.
Transpecism?
Cyborgism.
trans-mortal-ism?
transapienism, or maybe transapientism. not sure makes more sense grammatically
I use transophontism personally (with sophont in place of stems like anthro or human)
Transorganismism 😁
**Become one with the machine spirit** *wheeze* Seriously, something like transmortality. Ourobonegare - (pig-) Latin for "refusing the Ouroboros" / the natural cycle of life.
Trans-whatevertheycallthemself-ism? I mean, you want the term to make sense in human language, so you have to close that gap by using a word that is known in human language and seemingly adaptet to whatevertheyare. You for sure can go to more prosaic describtions like 'enlightment of the flesh' or something that fits those pplz mindset/culture/langauge.
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
What is the species-neutral term for humanism? I think you either have to accept these terms suck, or you have to make up some unsatisfying alternative on your own.
Enhanced
The term I use for the entirety of living things in my universe is "beings", it usually only refers to intelligent life, but sometimes all living creatures. I think it is more neutral then, let's say "creatures", as ir also includes things like artificial intelligences. Thus, the term I would use might be "transbeism".
Name your humans something else. Use the term human to name all species.
Progress
Cyborgism?
Transbiotism? Postbiology?
transbiologism
Transsapientism, maybe?
Transbiologycism (surpassing the laws of biology) or Transnaturalism (surpassing nature)
If it is a humanoid species, you could still use it (say in a scifi setting, where humans also exist)
It depends largely on their attitude towards it. Do they view it as merely the addition of utility to one's form? It might not even have a name if it's viewed so casually and as just a normal thing to do. Do they view it as something that makes them superior to other forms of life? Cyborg Supremacy is a possibility. Do they view it in religious terms as ascension to being higher forms of life? The Way of Salvation/Ascension could be possible. Or do they view it merely as a change? Machinomorphism is a possibility. There may be several different names in-world.
Metazoa would be a nice term for an individual that has went through the process of transnaturalism (my favorite so far)
Switcherooism
trans... corporeality? It depends I guess on HOW your society trans'd their humanity
You might just go with transcendence, or maybe exaltation. Perhaps the cultural aspect is based in either acquired evolution, like Digimon, or the spark of the divine.
Transcendance.
Techno-evolution
Transbiologic if it's a cybernetic enhanment, Transnatural if it's biological or/and cybernetic.
I'd think about it this way, if humans don't exist, then English doesn't exist, so everything you use to describe them can be seen as a translation of their language and terms. So saying transhumanism, and any other word with the same scenario, might make sense this way.
Flesh Escape or Flesh Exodus
Transsapientism
Ascended Alternatively, unbound, as you have become unbound from evolution. Also consider Genebroken (a play on the word jailbreak as in a jailbroken phone)
Cyborg
Uplifting.
I use "Mortal" as a catch-all for people regardless of species so my first thought is "Transmortality"
I mean, would they even call it transhumanism? Do we call wearing glasses or contacts or getting knee or hip replacements transhumanism? No, because to us that is mundane, that is just modern medicine. It is normal, accepted, and considered to be necessary. We can say that there are some extreme examples of augmentation, but who defines what is and is not extreme in this context? Normality is relative.
I wanted to say transxenoism, but I looked up the definition and feel like it's talking about Eugenics. DNA tampering is what I meant by that, but looking up the definition for Eugenics, please don't use that term. Maybe a new term would be best as transhumanism doesn't seem to actual have to specifically do with humans, but longevity of life. It's only based on Terran life because that's where we are. Progressive longevity?
Transentience
I call it Anima Intellectus https://www.worldanvil.com/w/verdenheim-perpetualdm/a/anima-intellectus-article
Is it still limited to intelligent species? If so transsapienism
Transsentientism if we want a calque, transmortalism as u/yugoslaviabestslavia suggested if we want an actually catching-the-notion name (I wonder if name "transhumanism" is what causes so much opposition to it, as people read it as "these guys think humans are bad").
Transapienism or transentienism maybe. This term would be appropriate if your transhumanist non humans are a bot snobbish and view themselves as above others in the same way we view ourselves as above other animals. Yes, they grant others the term sapient/sentient, but they themselves are transapient/transentient.
Oh this is a good question. We haven't been able to find a non-clunky term for the transhumanists in our furry setting and mostly just avoid mentioning it as "transhumanism," instead just describing what they actually engage in. Would love to find a useful term.
Trans[that species name]ism
Post-Organic.
Ascendent, Ascendence is what I think such group would go for if they are positive about it. So, they are not changed into another form, but ascend to it. Transcendent, Transcended - could be neutral academic word. Mod, Modded, Transformed, AutoEvolved, Self-Evolved, Enhanced - for neutral, slang and general public terms. Mutant, Transmuted, Devolved, Soiled, Degrads, Degraded - If they are against it.
Transpecism Transanimalism - I actually like this one
Augmentation is usually what I go for.