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Human Enhancement

As the first organisms of this planet evolved into forms that were completely unforeseeable as they emerged from the oceans, humans might also have a future radically different from everything that seems today so inevitably belonging to human nature. Even though neither philosophy nor science can predict the future, it might be not only fascinating, but also critical for our survival to explore the consequences of eugenic enhancement technologies, as well as the promises and threats involved in the rise of artificial intelligence.

Faculty of Arts – room 200

Human Enhancement: A Deadly Ambition 
Who: Jean-Michel Besnier
What: Short Lecture
When: 7 PM
Language: French with simultaneous Czech translation

Humanism, Post-Humanism, Trans-Humanism
Who: Emil Višňovský
What: Short Lecture
When: 7:30 PM
Language: Slovak

The Improved Body
Who: Claire Marin
What: Short Lecture
When: 8 PM
Language: French with simultaneous Czech translation

Language Otherwise: Deafness as a Philosophical Problem 
Who: Josef Fulka
What: Short Lecture
When: 8:30 PM
Language: Czech

The Trade Fair Palace – Studio Hrdinů

Should Humans Be Enhanced?
Who: Jean-Michel Besnier, Emil Višňovský and Jan Hubík
What: Debate
When: 00:15-1:30 AM
Language: Czech and French, with simultaneous translation

Images, Sciences and Politics – Prague 2016