1st Edition
Transhumanism and Divine Humanity in Global Traditions
Introduction: Human condition at the crossroads
Tatjana KOCHETKOVA
Part 1: Divine Humanity and Transhumanity in Indic Traditions
Chapter 1 Devi and the “Borderlinking” of the Human and the Divine in Hindu Shakta Traditions: Avataras in the Matrix of Shakti
Anway MUKHOPADHYAY
Chapter 2 Negotiating Posthuman Epistemologies in Indic Religio-Philosophical Traditions: Transhuman versus Divine Human
Abhishek GHOSAL
Chapter 3 The Yogic Confluence of Humanity, Transhumanity and Divine Humanity: An Exploration of Vishuddhananda Paramahamsa’s Akhanda Maha Yoga
Sudipta CHAKRABORTY
Chapter 4 Supramentality, Self-knowledge and “Reliable Subjectivity” in Indian Philosophy: A Transcultural View on Transhumanism in Light of (integral) Yoga and Buddhism
Alina THERESE LETTNER
Chapter 5 Jain Perspectives within the Wider Framework of Indian Philosophy: Divine Humanity
Jeffery D. LONG
Part 2 Transhumanism and Divine Humanity in Multi-cultural Contexts: Philosophical, Ethical, and Spiritual Issues
Chapter 6 Why human nature requires an indefinite lifespan: Transitory Human
Tatjana KOCHETKOVA
Chapter 7 Death as a Means of Human Enhancement
Rico SNELLER
Chapter 8 Nietzsche, Sri Aurobindo and the Question of Human Enhancement: Beyond the Machine
Shruti JAIN
Chapter 9 Magic, Miracle, and Love Through a Transhumanist Lens
Frédéric BALMONT
Chapter 10 The Divine Human, The Anthropocene and the Transition to a More Sustainable World
Naresh SINGH and Devesh GUPTA
Chapter 11 Non-local and evolving mind: Insights from science and wisdom philosophies
Sudip PATRA
Part 3 The Future in Dialogue with the Present:Transhumanism, Science, and Consciousness
Chapter 12 Transhumanism, Sacred Immanence, and Unlimited Lifespan: Integrative Pathways to Human Flourishing
Tatjana KOCHETKOVA
Chapter 13 Transhumanism as the Leading Power for Innovations
Victoria USTIMENKO
Chapter 14 An Intercultural Perspective on Transhumanism and the Meaning of Life
Ojochogwu S. ABDUL
Conclusion
Biography
Tatjana Kochetkova is a Dutch philosopher. She is an Associate Professor at O.P.Jindal Global University, Sonipat, India and a philosophical anthropologist with publications in eco-philosophy, spirituality, and sustainability. She has also taught at the University of Twente and Utrecht University for Humanistics Netherlands. Her published works include her latest book (2024) that examined the ecological shift in environmental education books along with various research papers on human enhancement.
Anway Mukhopadhyay is Assistant Professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India. He has done extensive research on the tantras and on goddess traditions across cultures. He has published many works on postcolonial spirituality, comparative religion and philosophy, women and religion, philosophy and gender, textual and performative aspects of religions. Mukhopadhyay has received various awards, including the prestigious Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award (2016) and the Yuva Rattan Award, presented by the NRI Welfare Society of India (2020).
