포스트휴머니즘과 불멸성 ― ‘조에의 환대’(zoe-hospitality

Abstract

What is Posthumanism? Posthumanism is an epochal and overwhelming historical event of mankind that has already begun, which is still constantly progressing and evolving. The concepts shared by various Posthumanism discourses can be summarized in three ways: First, Posthumanism discourse takes a reflective attitude toward humanism and indicates anti-Humanism tendency that requires alternative concepts of traditional Cartesian human concepts. Second, Posthumanism recognizes changes in human conditions caused by advanced technology that penetrate deeply into human life, and seeks coexistence with humans and machines. Third, it breaks down the boundaries between the human being, the non-human and the inhuman and deal with the subject of hybridity. Human beings who acquired the methodology of “technology-fantasy” in the Posthumanism-era express their desire for eternal life. According to the “Big History” historical view, Yuval Noah Harari referred to Homo Deus, a new species whose human beings have come to possess immortal bodies and intelligence beyond biological limits, and Data Religions and the Internet-ofAll Things. In this regard, I redefined Homo Deus as a kind of Posthuman and conducted a hermeneutical analysis. In addition, to overcome the direct realization of the Frankenstein Prophecy, I developed the concept of the “paradox of secularism”, which means twisting of the world in science and theology to create a new space for God. Finally, I would like to reflect on life towards immortality, Zoe and Bios, and discuss the potential and possibility of the theological dynamism of death and immortality in the Posthumanism-era. Furthermore, I propose that a simple solution to our current dilemma is to secure a creative space and to develop hermeneutical insights under the concept of apocalyptic “zoe-hospitality” for the external and internal reconciliation of theological life.