The aim of this research based module is to introduce students to current transhumanist philosophies, their key ideas, and the history of these ideas. Key transhumanist ideas are human self-design, the elimination of all suffering, the achievement of perfection and immortality, and the complete defeat of (human) nature. In order to understand these ideas better and to be able to evaluate them properly we will look into their history, follow their development and identify their mythological status. Students will develop their ability to analyse, discuss and formulate ideas and arguments about what we as human beings are, what we want to, or ought to, become, and what technological advances are worth striving for.