Humanitarian Expertise and Expert Community: Formulation of the Problem

Abstract

The article is devoted to two interrelated aspects of human studies: the modern trends in the describing of human nature (Human enhancement and transhumanism) and the describing of the role of humanitarian expertise and the expert community in the modern Russia. Almost all humanities scholars talk about man as a “self-worth”, fighting for his right and the improvement of life in the present and future time. However, not many scholars define his essence, prospects for improvement in modern processes of developments and technologizing of life. Perhaps, they describe a traditional type of homo sapiens, but perhaps they are saying about “improving” of new type man, which have a changing mind, body and spiritual needs. Transhumanism allows to expand the boundaries of debate about the nature of man, his possibilities and prospects. At the same time, this movement has a tendency to become the new ideology. It’s very alarming for some scholars groups, especially, in humanitarian sciences.