# Posthuman People Could Share Human Dignity by Nick Bostrom > “By defending posthuman dignity we promote a more inclusive and humane ethics, one that will embrace future technologically modified people as well as humans of the contemporary kind.” > **— Nick Bostrom**, *“In Defense of Posthuman Dignity,” Bioethics, 2005* ## Sources and Context - **Original or near-original source and full passage:** [“In Defense of Posthuman Dignity,” Bioethics, 2005](https://nickbostrom.com/ethics/dignity.pdf) — Bostrom argues for possible moral standing of future modified people; this is an ethical position, not a forecast that such people already exist. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/Walking the Beautiful Path Through the Greatest Transformation in Human History|Walking the Beautiful Path Through the Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Nick Bostrom|Nick Bostrom]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “By defending posthuman dignity we promote a more inclusive and humane ethics, one that will embrace future technologically modified people as well as humans of the contemporary kind.” — Nick Bostrom, “In Defense of Posthuman Dignity,” Bioethics, 2005 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-nick-bostrom-posthuman-people-could-share-human-dignity ```