POPULARIZATION OF THE IDEAS OF TRANSHUMANISM IN FICTION (THE CASE STUDY OF THE NOVEL “TRANSHUMANISM INC” BY V. PELEVIN)

Abstract

This paper presents a comparative analysis of transhumanist provisions and ideas manifested through fiction, particularly, in the novel by V.O. Pelevin “Transhumanism Inc”. The common points of convergence are revealed: the author’s interpretation of a number of transhumanistic ideas and possible variations of transhumanistic scenarios implemented in the novel by V.O. Pelevin. The paper concludes that the ideas of transhumanism are undoubtedly close to the postmodern literature, there is an ongoing popularization of transhumanism in the Russian literature, and there are some stereotypical emphases and fatigue in the writer’s vision of transhumanist perspectives.

Keywords

• transhumanism
• postmodernism
• human enhancement technologies
• postmodern literature