أطراس
Volume 6, Numéro 2, Pages 50-63
2025-07-15
Demonizing Transhumanism And Creating Otherness In Frankenstein And Other Selected Science Fiction Novels
Authors : Kercenna Racha . Chaabane Ali Mohamed .
Abstract
Transhumanism stands among the earliest themes and most ancient concerns of world literature. It had been recorded in epics and myths that preceded Christianity and modern civilizations by countless millennia, notably in the epic of Gilgamesh and the Promethean myth of creation. Yet, in spite of its longevity in the consciousness of Man, it is still regarded today as an alien enterprise, demonized in fiction and mostly rejected as a futuristic alternative to healthcare. This article traces the cultural and literary development of transhumanism from its cradle in myth, to its modern depiction in science fiction and popular culture, and focuses on its mediated otherness from a Nietzschean worldview. It also investigates the importance of high executive function modelling in creating and conditioning the collective unconscious of Mankind towards this particular line of thought.
Keywords
Transhumanism ; Otherness ; political otherness ; science-fiction ; Mythology
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