[ExI] Self-directed Evolution and the Future of Man

[natasha at natasha.cc]

Congratulations, but I am a bit confused.

I gave a talk on transhuanism at an Italian academic institution in  
2006 and was a guest lecturer at another Italian academic instution in  
2008 to lecture to the sudy body specifically on transhumanism.

http://www.naba.it/newsletter_06_07/n3.html

http://www.naba.it/page.php?menuId=100&menuLeft=4&contentId=643

http://www.naba.it/page.php?menuId=318&menuLeft=99&contentId=911

Can we please discuss?  Only because the Italian academic instution  
that invited me to lectgure on transhumanism ought to be acknowledged  
for its hard efforts.

best,
Natasha



Quoting estropico <estropico at gmail.com>:

> This is a real breakthrough for Italian transhumanism. For the first
> time, in Italy, transhumanist topics are discussed in an academic
> context in open collaboration with a transhumanist organization.
>
> On the 11th of June, in Caserta, near Naples, a conference will take
> place at the The San Leucio Belvedere Complex
> (http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/549), organized by the Second
> University of Naples (http://www.unina2.it/) in collaboration with the
> Italian Transhumanist Network (or Network H+ www.transumanisti.org),
> titled "Self-directed Evolution and the Future of Man". The speakers
> are heavy-weight Italian intellectuals who have published books that
> touch on self-directed evolution, human enhancement, life-extension,
> etc.
>
> The organizer and "scientific coordinator" of the event is Giancarlo
> (Giovanni) Stile, assistant professor at Second University of Naples
> and one of the founding members of Network H+.
>
> Here's a leaflet (Pdf) and the Facebook page of the event:
> http://transumanisti.org/docs/invito%20convegno%2011%20giugno%20fronte%20retro.pdf
> http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=120934554602362
>
> The program (the presentations *might* get translated to English at a
> later stage):
>
> Prof. Aldo Schiavone - Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane, Florence   
> and Naples
> "Nature, Technology, History"
>
> Prof. Edoardo Boncinelli - University "Vita-Salute San Raffaele" of Milan
> "Biological Evolution and Cultural Evolution"
>
> Prof. Lorenzo d'Avack - University of Rome 3
> "The Power of Science Versus Human Rights"
>
> Prof. Angelo Maria Petroni - University of Rome "La Sapienza"
> "Liberalism, Biomedical Progress and Human Enhancement"
>
> Cheers,
> Fabio
> www.estropico.org
> www.transumanisti.org
>
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