Hava Tirosh‐Samuelson

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Hava Tirosh-Samuelson is a distinguished scholar whose research bridges Jewish philosophy, environmental ethics, and the critical study of transhumanism. She is best known for her incisive analysis of transhumanism as a secular faith, a thesis she developed in her highly cited 2012 paper (100 citations), where she argues that the movement’s techno-utopian vision mirrors religious narratives of salvation and transcendence. Her work exposes the ethical and theological limitations of transhumanism, offering a profound critique from a humanistic and Jewish philosophical perspective. Beyond this, Tirosh-Samuelson has made major contributions to Jewish intellectual history, particularly on the thought of Maimonides and medieval Jewish philosophy, and has been a leading voice in religion and ecology, editing seminal volumes on Judaism and the environment. Her impact is evident in the interdisciplinary reach of her scholarship, which has shaped debates in bioethics, religious studies, and environmental humanities. A Regents Professor at Arizona State University, she has also directed the Center for Jewish Studies and the Institute for the Study of Religion, Violence, and Memory, cementing her legacy as a thinker who challenges techno-optimism with deep historical and ethical wisdom.