Posthumanism: The Importance Of Autonomy And Self-Agency

Many thinkers from the Enlightenment period such as Immanuel Kant have emphasized the importance of autonomy and self-agency. Individual autonomy refers to the capacity of living life according to one’s reason and desires that are not decided by other individuals. However, autonomy is no longer being emphasized as much. With the increasing use of technology and the development of the intelligent machine called computer, posthumanism is a relatively new concept that has emerged. Its idea of “beyond humanism” questions what it means to be human in the light of current cultural and technological contexts. Posthumanism has raised a controversy as some people view it as a tool that enriches the quality of human lives while others argue that it is