Looking to get some insight into what transhumanism is? Have a look at JET 14(1) – April 2005 – Bostrom – A History of Transhumanist Thought. Nick Bostrom sketches an overview of transhumanism (from the point of view of a transhumanist) in a fairly easy to read paper. The final section is interesting too with Bostrom sketching what he sees as points of contact between bioconservatives and transhumanists. The bibliography is a good survey of the area too.

Bostrom, Nick. “A History of Transhumanist Thought.” Journal of Evolution and Technology 14, no. 1 (2005): 1-25. (HTML and PDF formats available at link above)

This paper traces the cultural and philosophical roots of transhumanist thought and describes some of the influences and contributions that led to the development of contemporary transhumanism.