Volume V Special Issue III August 2025

Name of Author : S. JERLIN SUPRIYA, Dr. R. M. UMA MAHESWARI

Title of the paper : The Illusion of Liberation: Exploring Transhumanism and the Rise of Internalised Surveillance in Daniel Suarezs Daemon and Freedom

Abstract: Transhumanism envisions the convergence of man and machine as a pathway to liberate humans from the biological constraints that hinder the realisation of their true potential. By integrating artificial intelligence into the human body, mind, and experience, transhumanist thinkers argue that humanity can finally overcome the limitation of the human flesh and attain a new form of freedom. However, this biotech revolution also holds the potential to shift mechanisms of surveillance and control from the external world into the human inner psyche. While it promises liberation, transhumanist technology could also introduce a new mode of subjugation. Nick Couldry and Ulises Mejias introduce the concept of data colonialism to explain how individuals are increasingly reduced to raw data monitored, extracted, and exploited in the name of optimisation. Based on this concept, the paper attempts to explore how transhuman technologies have the capacity to transform the very human body into a site of surveillance itself. Through an analysis of Daniel Suarezs Daemon and Freedom, this paper critiques the transhumanist vision of liberation, suggesting that the quest for transcendence may, in fact, lead to internalised domination where freedom remains just an illusion.

Keywords : Transhumanism, Surveillance, Domination, Control, Liberation

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Page Number : 226-229