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Open AccessPublished: 26 June 2026

Theoretical Roots and Practical Implications of Transhumanism

Seyithan Can

Philosophy and Realistic Reflection · 77–91 · 10.55121/prr.v3i2.102487

Transhumanism is an intellectual and philosophical movement that aims to advance human existence beyond current biological and cognitive constraints through the strategic application of science and technology. At its core, it engages with speculative and practical questions concerning the enhancement, transformation, and potenti

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Open AccessPublished: 19 November 2025

Delegating Authority to Algorithms: Legitimacy and Public Values in European Tax Administrations

Pascal Stiefenhofer, Ufuk Gergerlioğlu, Cafer Deniz

Philosophy and Realistic Reflection · 1-21 · 10.55121/prr.v3i1.757

This paper develops a philosophical and empirical framework for evaluating the democratic legitimacy of algorithmic decision-making in European tax administrations. Drawing on evidence from fifteen jurisdictions, it investigates how four core public values—intelligibility, contestability, non-domination, and equality before the

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Open AccessPublished: 15 March 2025

Phantom Objectivity: Intersubjective Knowledge in Complex Domains of Informal Structure

Jorge Rodas-Osollo, Karla Olmos-Sánchez

Philosophy and Realistic Reflection · 1–24 · 10.55121/prr.v2i1.366

This paper advances three interconnected logical claims: First, that epistemological neutrality is fundamentally unattainable due to inherent cognitive, social and historical contingencies; second, that intersubjective frameworks offer a viable alternative to both naïve objectivism and radical relativism; and third, that Complex

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Open AccessPublished: 9 October 2026

The Age of Machines: Anders on Work, Alienation and Promethean Gap

Federico Monaro

Philosophy and Realistic Reflection · 163–175 · 10.55121/prr.v3i2.101941

This article examines Günther Anders’s critical reflection on the human condition in technological modernity, focusing on the central concepts of the “obsolescence of man” and the Promethean Gap. The latter describes the widening disproportion between the productive power of machines and the limited cognitive, moral, and imagina

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Open AccessPublished: 22 April 2026

From Big Data to Dataism: Philosophical Reflections on Freedom, Labor, and Biological Inequality from a Historical Materialist Perspective

Nguyễn Vân Hạnh

Philosophy and Realistic Reflection · 1–13 · 10.55121/prr.v3i2.1138

Grounded in the methodology of historical materialism, the article interprets dataism as a new configuration of power and ownership emerging within the digital mode of production. While big data technologies significantly enhance economic efficiency and scientific knowledge, they also generate structural risks for future society

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Open AccessPublished: 17 March 2025

Cognitive Limits of AI: A Key to Enhancing AI

Primavera Fisogni

Philosophy and Realistic Reflection · 25–37 · 10.55121/prr.v2i1.359

The correlation between the human hand and the mind is a well-documented phenomenon in the fields of philosophy, anthropology and neuroscience. However, the intellectual potential of the hand and embodiment as a whole remains underestimated in the domain of cyber technology. This philosophical paper examines the gap between hand

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