Transhumanism and Divine Humanity in Global Traditions

Tatjana Kochetkova is a Dutch philosopher with a Ph.D. from Radboud University Nijmegen. She is an associate professor in the Office of English and Foreign Languages at O.P. Jindal Global University. A philosophical anthropologist, she conducts research spanning eco-philosophy, spirituality, and sustainability. She has previously taught at the University of Twente and the University for Humanist Studies in Utrecht. Her publications include the book Creating Shift in Environmental Education (2024) and peer-reviewed articles on the criteria of human enhancement.Anway Mukhopadhyay is an 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, and 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).

• Introduction: Human condition at the crossroadsPart 1: Divine Humanity and Transhumanity in Indic TraditionsChapter 1 Devi and the “Borderlinking” of the Human and the Divine in Hindu Shakta Traditions: Avataras in the Matrix of ShaktiChapter 2 Negotiating Posthuman Epistemologies in Indic Religio-Philosophical Traditions: Transhuman versus Divine HumanChapter 3 The Yogic Confluence of Humanity, Transhumanity and Divine Humanity: An Exploration of Vishuddhananda Paramahamsa’s Akhanda Maha YogaChapter 4 Supramentality, Self-knowledge and “Reliable Subjectivity” in Indian Philosophy: A Transcultural View on Transhumanism in Light of (integral) Yoga and BuddhismChapter 5 Jain Perspectives within the Wider Framework of Indian Philosophy: Divine HumanityPart 2 Transhumanism and Divine Humanity in Multi-cultural Contexts: Philosophical, Ethical, and Spiritual IssuesChapter 6 Why human nature requires an indefinite lifespan: Transitory HumanChapter 7 Death as a Means of Human EnhancementChapter 8 Nietzsche, Sri Aurobindo and the Question of Human Enhancement: Beyond the MachineChapter 9 Magic, Miracle, and Love Through a Transhumanist LensChapter 10 The Divine Human, The Anthropocene and the Transition to a More Sustainable WorldChapter 11 Non-local and evolving mind: Insights from science and wisdom philosophiesPart 3 The Future in Dialogue with the Present:Transhumanism, Science, and ConsciousnessChapter 12 Transhumanism, Sacred Immanence, and Unlimited Lifespan: Integrative Pathways to Human FlourishingChapter 13 Transhumanism as the Leading Power for InnovationsChapter 14 An Intercultural Perspective on Transhumanism and the Meaning of LifeConclusion