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Posthumanism meaning

Any of various schools of thought that oppose the earlier humanism.

Using Posthumanism

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of various schools of thought that oppose the earlier humanism.

Context around Posthumanism

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

studies 1× subgenres 1×

Sentence patterns with Posthumanism

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

philosophical subgenres posthumanism and transhumanism 1× postmodernist studies posthumanism has been 1× turn to posthumanism 1× while posthumanism is a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

beyond postmodernist studies 1× haraway opts instead 1× the philosophical subgenres 1× while posthumanism is 1×

Common sentence endings:

and enlightenment thought 1× for the future 1× of humanistic values 1× turn to posthumanism 1×

Words around Posthumanism

Just before it in the word index:

posthuman 3 posthuma 5 posthouse 3 posthomerica 2 postholes 2 postharvest 3

Just after it in the word index:

posthumous 177 posthumously 267 posthumus 22 posti 3 postie 6 posties 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Posthumanism

  • In this selection, "posthumanism" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, studies and subgenres stand out and add context to how "posthumanism" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include philosophical subgenres posthumanism and transhumanism and postmodernist studies posthumanism has been. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "posthumanism" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with posthumanism

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The philosophical subgenres posthumanism and transhumanism (sometimes used synonymously) are extensions of humanistic values. (14 words)

While posthumanism is a broad and complex ideology, it has relevant implications today and for the future. (17 words)

Beyond postmodernist studies, posthumanism has been developed and deployed by various cultural theorists, often in reaction to problematic inherent assumptions within humanistic and enlightenment thought. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

Haraway opts instead for the term of companion species, referring to nonhuman entities with which humans coexist. citation Questions of race, some argue, are suspiciously elided within the "turn" to posthumanism. (31 words)

Beyond postmodernist studies, posthumanism has been developed and deployed by various cultural theorists, often in reaction to problematic inherent assumptions within humanistic and enlightenment thought. (25 words)

While posthumanism is a broad and complex ideology, it has relevant implications today and for the future. (17 words)

Example sentences (4)

Beyond postmodernist studies, posthumanism has been developed and deployed by various cultural theorists, often in reaction to problematic inherent assumptions within humanistic and enlightenment thought.

Haraway opts instead for the term of companion species, referring to nonhuman entities with which humans coexist. citation Questions of race, some argue, are suspiciously elided within the "turn" to posthumanism.

The philosophical subgenres posthumanism and transhumanism (sometimes used synonymously) are extensions of humanistic values.

While posthumanism is a broad and complex ideology, it has relevant implications today and for the future.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "posthumanism" in a sentence?
An example: "Beyond postmodernist studies, posthumanism has been developed and deployed by various cultural theorists, often in reaction to problematic inherent assumptions within humanistic and enlightenment thought." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "posthumanism" from authentic English texts.
What does "posthumanism" mean?
Posthumanism means: Any of various schools of thought that oppose the earlier humanism.
How many example sentences with "posthumanism" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "posthumanism", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.