Some Interviews:

»Stefan Lorenz Sorgner counts as one of the worldwide leading experts on trans- and posthumanism.«

Wolfgang Welsch, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena 

The Institute of Social and Political Research – ICSP – of West University, Timisoara, hosted a round table entitled LIVING THE POSTHUMAN PARADIGM-SHIFT? A SYMPOSIUM ON SORGNER’S “ON TRANSHUMANISM” on the 27th of May 2021.

Here, you find the special issue of the journal "Deliberatio" dedicated to the book "On Transhumanism".

»Stefan Lorenz Sorgner, Germany's leading post- and transhumanist philosopher«

Rainer Zimmermann,  University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf 

“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 

“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

Eastern Asia

Southern Europe

Some Honors

Short CV:

Stefan Lorenz Sorgner is Full Professor of Philosophy at John Cabot University in Rome and the Founding Editor and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Posthuman Studies (Penn State UP, since 2017). His publications include edited collections such as Music in German Philosophy (University of Chicago Press 2010) alongside numerous monographs, including On Transhumanism (Penn State UP 2020), We have always been cyborgs (Bristol UP 2022), Philosophy of Posthuman Art (Schwabe 2022), and Euro-Transhumanism (Bristol UP 2026). His work has also been the subject of dedicated volumes, such as Metahumanism, Euro-Transhumanism and Sorgner’s Philosophy (Trivent 2024, ed. Aura Elena Schussler and Maurizio Balistreri). A sought-after international keynote speaker and invited special guest who has presented at the World Humanities Forum, Biennale Arte Venezia, and TEDx, he frequently contributes to major media outlets such as Die Zeit, Philosophy Now, and Il Sole 24 Ore. www.sorgner.de 

Stefan Lorenz Sorgner ist ordentlicher Professor für Philosophie an der John Cabot University in Rom sowie Gründungsherausgeber und Chefredakteur des „Journal of Posthuman Studies“ (Penn State UP, seit 2017). Zu seinen Veröffentlichungen zählen Sammelbände wie Music in German Philosophy (University of Chicago Press 2010) sowie zahlreiche Monografien, darunter On Transhumanism (Penn State UP 2020), We have always been cyborgs (Bristol UP 2022), Philosophy of Posthuman Art (Schwabe 2022) und Euro-Transhumanism (Bristol UP 2026). Sein Werk war zudem Gegenstand eigener Sammelbände, wie beispielsweise Metahumanism, Euro-Transhumanism and Sorgner’s Philosophy (Trivent 2024, Hrsg. Aura Elena Schussler und Maurizio Balistreri). Als gefragter internationaler Hauptredner und Ehrengast, der bereits beim World Humanities Forum, der Biennale Arte Venezia und bei TEDx Vorträge gehalten hat, schreibt er regelmäßig Beiträge für bedeutende Medien wie „Die Zeit“, „Philosophy Now“ und „Il Sole 24 Ore“. www.sorgner.de

Stefan Lorenz Sorgner è professore ordinario di Filosofia alla John Cabot University di Roma, nonché editore fondatore e direttore responsabile del Journal of Posthuman Studies (Penn State UP, dal 2017). Tra le sue pubblicazioni figurano raccolte curate, quali Music in German Philosophy (University of Chicago Press 2010), oltre a numerose monografie, tra cui On Transhumanism (Penn State UP 2020), We have always been cyborgs (Bristol UP 2022), Philosophy of Posthuman Art (Schwabe 2022) e Euro-Transhumanism (Bristol UP 2026). Il suo lavoro è stato inoltre oggetto di volumi a lui dedicati, quali Metahumanism, Euro-Transhumanism and Sorgner’s Philosophy (Trivent 2024, a cura di Aura Elena Schussler e Maurizio Balistreri). Relatore di spicco e ospite d’onore molto richiesto a livello internazionale, ha tenuto conferenze al World Humanities Forum, alla Biennale d’Arte di Venezia e al TEDx; collabora regolarmente con importanti testate giornalistiche quali Die Zeit, Philosophy Now e Il Sole 24 Ore. www.sorgner.de