LA CENTRALIDAD EN CRISTO Y EL AUTÉNTICO PROGRESO.

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Title: LA CENTRALIDAD EN CRISTO Y EL AUTÉNTICO PROGRESO. (Spanish).
Authors: MADRID, RAÚL
Source: Humanitas (07172168). oto/inv2026, Issue 113, p248-255. 8p.
Subjects: Jesus Christ, Anthropology, Posthumanism, Theology, Dignity, Technological societies, Catholic Church, Artificial intelligence
Abstract (English): The article examines the encyclical "Magnifica humanitas" as the Church's response to the challenges presented by contemporary technological civilization, particularly artificial intelligence. It notes that modern technology has ceased to be merely an external tool to become a mediation that directly intervenes in fundamental aspects of humanity such as the body, memory, identity, and experience of reality, through biotechnology, neurotechnologies, digital platforms, and predictive systems. The article explains that this transformation reflects philosophical postulates that have displaced the human being from its central position, leading to posthumanist positions that present it as a technically surpassable project. The encyclical responds by establishing a transcendent anthropology grounded in Christ as the full revelation of the human, affirming that human dignity does not depend on capacities or functions but on a divine gift that precedes and exceeds the subject. The document concludes that true technical progress is only authentic when it remains ordered to the truth of the human person in Christ, and that Christian discernment must interrogate the anthropology implicit in technical systems beyond merely regulating their particular uses. [Extracted from the article]
Abstract (Spanish): El artículo examina la encíclica "Magnifica humanitas" como respuesta de la Iglesia a los desafíos que presenta la civilización tecnológica contemporánea, particularmente la inteligencia artificial. Señala que la tecnología moderna ha dejado de ser meramente una herramienta externa para convertirse en una mediación que interviene directamente en aspectos fundamentales de la humanidad como el cuerpo, la memoria, la identidad y la experiencia de la realidad, a través de biotecnología, neurotecnologías, plataformas digitales y sistemas predictivos. El artículo explica que esta transformación refleja postulados filosóficos que han desplazado al ser humano de su posición central, llevando a posturas poshumanistas que lo presentan como un proyecto técnicamente superable. La encíclica responde estableciendo una antropología trascendente fundamentada en Cristo como revelación plena de lo humano, afirmando que la dignidad humana no depende de capacidades o funciones sino de un don divino que precede y excede al sujeto. El documento concluye que el verdadero progreso técnico solo es auténtico cuando permanece ordenado a la verdad de la persona humana en Cristo, y que el discernimiento cristiano debe interrogar la antropología implícita en los sistemas técnicos más allá de regular meramente sus usos particulares. [Extracted from the article]
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Abstract:The article examines the encyclical "Magnifica humanitas" as the Church's response to the challenges presented by contemporary technological civilization, particularly artificial intelligence. It notes that modern technology has ceased to be merely an external tool to become a mediation that directly intervenes in fundamental aspects of humanity such as the body, memory, identity, and experience of reality, through biotechnology, neurotechnologies, digital platforms, and predictive systems. The article explains that this transformation reflects philosophical postulates that have displaced the human being from its central position, leading to posthumanist positions that present it as a technically surpassable project. The encyclical responds by establishing a transcendent anthropology grounded in Christ as the full revelation of the human, affirming that human dignity does not depend on capacities or functions but on a divine gift that precedes and exceeds the subject. The document concludes that true technical progress is only authentic when it remains ordered to the truth of the human person in Christ, and that Christian discernment must interrogate the anthropology implicit in technical systems beyond merely regulating their particular uses. [Extracted from the article]
ISSN:07172168