Post-Humanism, Transhumanism, Anti-Humanism, Meta-Humanism and new materialisms Differences and Relations

"Posthuman" has become an umbrella term to refer to a variety of different movements and schools of thought, including philosophical, cultural, and critical posthumanism; transhumanism (in its variations ofextropianism, liberal and democratic transhumanism, among others); the feminist approach of new materialisms; the heterogeneous landscape ofantihumanism, metahumanism, metahumanities, and posthumanities. Such a generic and all-inclusive use of the term has created methodological and theoretical confusion between experts and non-experts alike. This essay will explore the differences between these movements, focusing in particular on the areas ofsignification shared by posthumanism and transhumanism. In presenting these two independent, yet related philosophies, posthumanism may prove a more comprehensive standpoint to reflect upon possible futures.