Transhumanism is not a monolithic ideology, but it does have an official declaration and an organization. The World Transhumanist Association is an international nonprofit organization that was founded in 1998 by philosophers David Pearce and Nick Bostrom. The main tenets of transhumanism are stated in the Transhumanist Declaration, which is reprinted below.¹

The Transhumanist Declaration

1. Humanity will be radically changed by technology in the future. We foresee the feasibility of redesigning the human condition, including such parameters as the inevitability of aging, limitations on human and artificial intellects, unchosen psychology, suffering, and our confinement to the planet earth.
2. Systematic research should be put into understanding these coming developments and their long-term consequences.
3. Transhumanists think that by being generally open and embracing of new technology we have a better chance of turning it to our advantage than if we try to ban or prohibit it.
4. Transhumanists advocate the moral right for those who so wish to use technology to extend their mental and physical (including reproductive) capacities and to improve their control over their own lives. We seek personal growth beyond our current biological limitations.
5. In planning for the future, it is mandatory to take into account the prospect of dramatic progress in technological capabilities. It would be tragic if the potential benefits failed to materialize because of technophobia and unnecessary prohibitions. On the other hand, it would also be tragic if intelligent life went extinct because of some disaster or war involving advanced technologies.
6. We need to create forums where people can rationally debate what needs to be done, and a social order where responsible decisions can be implemented.
7. Transhumanism advocates the well-being of all sentience (whether in artificial intellects, humans, posthumans, or non-human animals) and encompasses many principles of modern humanism. Transhumanism does not support any particular party, politician or political platform.

This document was followed by the much longer and extremely informative Transhumanist Frequently Asked Questions, which is widely available online.²