Stefan Lorenz Sorgner is Full Professor of Philosophy 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 Friedrich-Schiller-University in Jena. He is editor of over ten essay collections and author of numerous monographs, including Metaphysics without Truth (Marquette UP 2007), Menschenwürde nach Nietzsche (WBG 2010), Transhumanismus (Herder 2016; English translation: On Transhumanism, Penn State UP 2020), Schöner neuer Mensch (Nicolai 2018), Übermensch (Schwabe 2019), We have always been cyborgs (Bristol UP 2022), Philosophy of Posthuman Art (Schwabe 2022; Greek translation: Epikentro 2024), Transhumanismus (with Philip von Becker, Westend 2023), Homo ex Machina (with Bernd Kleine-Gunk, Goldmann 2023; Korean translation: Mirae N 2024), and Euro-Transhumanism (Bristol UP 2026). Furthermore, he is the Founding Editor and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Posthuman Studies (Penn State UP). A highly sought-after international keynote speaker or invited special guest (e.g., World Humanities Forum, Biennale Arte Venezia, TEDx), he frequently contributes to major media outlets such as Die Zeit, Philosophy Now, and Il Sole 24 Ore. CV & www.mousike.de & SHORT CV E-Mail stefan@sorgner.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)

“An eye-opening, wide-ranging and all-inclusive study of transhumanism. Sorgner’s account avoids both the utopian trap and the bogeyman spectre. He makes a compelling case for placing ourselves on the transhuman spectrum. How we continue to use technologies is in our hands. Sorgner’s book is both a comprehensive introduction to transhumanist thought and a clear-sighted vision for its future realisation.”

 Julian Savulescu, University of Oxford

"With an encyclopaedic knowledge of transhumanism and a deep philosophical grounding, especially in Nietzschean thought, Stefan Sorgner tackles some of the most challenging ethical issues currently discussed, including gene editing, digital data collection, and life extension, with uncommon good sense and incisive conclusions. This study is one of the most detailed and comprehensive analyses available today. Highly recommended for anyone interested in transhumanist/posthumanist ideas and in these issues generally." 

N. Katherine Hayles, University of California, Los Angeles 

On „Philosophy of Posthuman Art” (2022)

“A deeply considered survey of the posthuman future of art. Sorgner’s philosophy of posthumanism provides a path away from the dominant 20th-century aesthetics that still inform our conception of art today. Through the innovative concept of the ‘twist,’ Sorgner’s encyclopedic text frames posthumanism as the foundation of an anti-totalitarian future of art.”              

Eduardo Kac

“Philosophy of Posthuman Art impressively examines the aesthetics of　the monstrous, of hybridity, of smoothness and of the amorphous, to name a few. It is an articulate and informed analysis not only of particular artworks but also their philosophical underpinnings of Critical Posthumanism, Transhumanism and Metahumanism. It not only includes examples of bioart, body art, performance art and cryptoart, but also techno, digital and cyborg music. It is a time when we transition from the ontology of Being to the ontology of Becoming. We are now in a liminal age of the hybrid and the chimera. And as Stefan Lorenz Sorgner reminds us, with a twist, we have always been cyborgs.”     

Stelarc

On „Euro-Transhumanism” (2026)

"Stefan Lorenz Sorgner’s “Euro-Transhumanism” opens a new intellectual movement between progress and humility... — a long-overdue philosophical plea for an aesthetics of the openness of being human."

Sven Helbig