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- umanism in the digital age is be--
H
coming more pressing. To accomplish this we must first preserve the
cornerstones of humanism that
emerged from the Enlightenment
Era.Second, we must consider and
address its blind spots along with
modern elements of current sustainability approaches (i.e., the 2030
Agenda). Third, we must establish
normative guardrails for a newly
emerging digital society in which the
"technologization of humans"
(human enhancement) and the
"humanization of machines" become
possible - (re)defining the human
self-image and building consensus
about "the future we want."
Finally, we must mobilize the digital potentials for a civilizational shift
towards a Renewed Humanism. This
entails channeling the ever-expanding knowledge explosion through
open and inclusive education systems, and directing transnational
communication and virtual systems
to support an emerging global culture
of cooperation. It requires supporting
an emerging "world and Earth system consciousness" driven by multiple digital tools and systems that
allow humans to manage the Earth
system collectively, and directing
human learning processes - confronted with "intelligent" machines -
towards a fundamental valorization
of social intelligence and emotional
capabilities as key drivers of the next
phase of human civilization.

Acknowledgment
This paper builds on WBGU: Towards
our Common Digital Future (2019) [6].

Author Information
Dirk Messner is President of the German Environment Agency, Prof. for

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Political Science at University Duisburg-Essen/Germany, and past
(2019) Co-Chair of the German
Advisory Council on Global Change
(WBGU). Email: Dirk.Messner@
uba.de.

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