4. The Posthuman

After focusing on the technological relations in the previous chapter, the discussion moves to the human side of the human-technology relation in order to better understand what makes up the human subject. A brief overview of the humanist and transhumanist approaches is discussed along with their views on the human enhancement debate. I then make the case for a philosophical posthuman subject that is complex and emergent. Through a contemporary approach to the human, I use complexity to understand our selves not as standalone individuals but as complex and interrelational beings who are always becoming through the relations in our lives. This chapter finalizes the background and theoretical underpinnings for the framework and instrument developed in the next chapters.