In the book presentation, some themes from transhumanism and critical posthumanism will be placed in dialogue with classic problems of metaphysics, and with some great thinkers of the past (Bruno, Spinoza, and above all Leibniz). The main purpose of this comparison is to invite transhumanists and critical posthumanists to consider a highly complex problematic tradition rooted in the history of philosophy. Geretto's work also makes use of examples drawn from the history of mythology, angelology, and mysticism. At the same time, his book promotes dialogue between scholars of classical metaphysics and philosophy of religion, and the potential metaphysical/spiritual theories developed independently by contemporary transhumanist and posthumanist thinkers. The main thesis of the book which will be put at test is the need to safeguard intelligence as a principle, without falling into the trap of a violent and egotistic metaphysics.

Philosophy, Religious Cultural Heritage, Mysticism