Technology pervades and has invaded every aspect of modern life. Through social media, it has become even the architect of the most private parts of our lives by providing the illusion of friendship and intimacy "online"; In the end, however, loneliness, solitude, and a sense of emptiness ensue in the wake of its promises and the exploitation of what can be gleaned from our private communications for commercial purposes. Technology so encompasses every aspect of our modern lives that it begins to take on a life of its own and begins to surpass our abilities to control it. We must question technology in order to find out what it wants from us and, if we are willing-consciously or unconsciously-to bend to its will and, if we are willing to do so, what the consequences for our humanity may be. After this, we will consider specific technologies, such as the Internet, biotechnologies, and trans-humanism, and the ways in which these techniques are reconfiguring what it means to be human in disturbing, however subtle, ways.

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