Stefan Lorenz Sorgner
Stefan Lorenz Sorgner is a philosophy professor at John Cabot University in Rome, Director and Co-Founder of the Beyond Humanism Network, Fellow at the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET), Research Fellow at the Ewha Institute for the Humanities at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, academic Advisor of Humanity+, and Visiting Fellow at the Ethics Centre of the Friedrich-Schiller-University in Jena. He is editor of more than 10 essay collections, and author of the following monographs: Metaphysics without Truth (Marquette University Press 2007), Menschenwürde nach Nietzsche (WBG 2010), Transhumanismus (Herder 2016), Schöner neuer Mensch (Nicolai, 2018), Übermensch (Schwabe 2019), On Transhumanism (Penn State University Press 2020), We have always been cyborgs (Bristol University Press 2022), Philosophy of Posthuman Art (Schwabe 2022), Transhumanismus (mit Philip von Becker, Westendverlag 2023), Homo ex Machina (together with Bernd Kleine-Gunk, Goldmann 2023, in German), Homo ex Machina (together with Bernd Kleine-Gunk, Mirae N Co, Ltd 2024, in Korean translation), Philosophy of Posthuman Art (Epikentro 2024, in Greek translation). In addition, he is Editor-in-Chief and Founding Editor of the “Journal of Posthuman Studies” (a double-blind peer review journal, published by Penn State University Press since 2017). Furthermore, he is in great demand as a speaker in all parts of the world (World Humanities Forum, Global Solutions Taipei Workshop, Biennale Arte Venezia, TEDx, Colours of Ostrava) and a regular contact person of national and international journalists and media representatives (Die Zeit, Cicero, Der Standard; Die Presse am Sonntag, Philosophy Now, Il Sole 24 Ore). CV & www.mousike.de
Comments on Stefan Lorenz Sorgner, the "Bad Boy of Philosophy" (Max Rauner, SWR 2), and some of his writings:
»In Stefan Lorenz Sorgner’s work, the profound originality is accompanied by a vast knowledge of the philosophical tradition. His exploration of the philosophical meanings of post-humanism has become a point of reference that contemporary culture cannot ignore.«
Gianni Vattimo, University of Turin
»Stefan Lorenz Sorgner counts as one of the worldwide leading experts on trans- and posthumanism.«
Wolfgang Welsch, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
»Stefan Lorenz Sorgner, Germany's leading post- and transhumanist philosopher«
Rainer Zimmermann, University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf
»Stefan Lorenz Sorgner has the makings of becoming Peter Sloterdijk’s evolutionary successor.«
Steve Fuller, University of Warwick
On „We have always been Cyborgs” (2022)
Julian Savulescu, University of Oxford
N. Katherine Hayles, University of California, Los Angeles
On „Philosophy of Posthuman Art” (2022)
Photographer: Danica Rybakova Meltingpot 2022