An Invitation to Think with Posthumanists

The Posthuman Studies Reader, edited by Evi D. Sampanikou and Jan Stasienko, consists of four parts and brings together twenty-four articles that are essential for understanding transhumanism and posthumanism. As the editors indicate, the idea to create this reader was formed at the Posthumanism Conference in Mytilene, Lesbos, Greece in 2010. I was also present at this conference on this inspiring island in the Aegean, where we exchanged ideas on posthumanism. During this trip, I also witnessed the drafting of the “Metahumanist Manifesto” by Stefan Lorenz Sorgner and Jaime del Val on the boat to Turkey. Since then the annual gatherings, with the exception of 2020, due to the pandemic, have become bigger, with many participants from diverse backgrounds and disciplines. The editors have done impressive work here by presenting not only the pedigrees of these movements but also the ideas from current researchers and ongoing debates. What follows...