The Outline of Communal ‘Ars Moriendi’ in Egalitarian Transhumanism
ETHICS IN PROGRESS December 23, 2022 Łukasz Paweł Polowczyk
An egalitarian, transhumanist version of the art of dying (ars moriendi) is proposed, designed to maximize freedom and happiness while minimizing suffering. This approach envisions an extended body-mind freed from harmful religious and political ideologies. Currently, a feasible art of dying can be supported by anesthetics, psychedelics (entheogens), computer games, virtual reality, and good death machines. Achieving an egalitarian form of this dying practice requires a deeply democratic society, and its progress may necessitate a transition to a type 1 society on the Kardashev scale.