Humanism and Superhumanism

A criticism of Humanism that is perhaps more formidable than the familiar ones proposed by Supernaturalism, e. g. that it is 'Relativistic', is ironically implicit in the source of the most completely defined concept of Human.  That source, as has been previously discussed, is Darwin, who improves upon all prior concepts, by offering a genesis of the species that is independent of Supernatural premises. However, at the same time, he opens up the possibility of a Naturalist transcendence of Humankind, though he never develops it.  Instead, it is, of course, Nietzsche, with his concept of Ubermensch, that pursues the theme, in expositions usually misunderstood as 'Inegalitarian'.  Rather, his doctrine is more accurately characterized as Superhumanism, which contrasts with Humanism just as Supererogatory compares to Deontic.  The Superhuman is thus a Naturalist revision of the Supernatural as the self-overcoming of the Human, e. g. Jesus as more highly evolved, rather than an incorporeal perfection, a transcending that Humanism suppresses.