What is the difference between being a cyborg and being posthuman?

A cyborg contains the elements of a human allied with some mechanical, electronic or even bionic elements. It can be humanoid in form as with for example a human with an electronic hand or it can be primarily robotic with human elements implanted like memory. It can be creatively non or superhuman in form but often exhibits some human characteristics which are primarily non-emotional.

Posthuman is a philosophical term referring to humans who are able to act ‘in transition’ and react to change. They operate in change and respond appropriately to changing situations. They are unpredictable and personally motivated by circumstance. They are not bound by -ologies or-isms. They adopt varying personas, hold varying viewpoints, act relative to their inner feelings and not to predetermined notions of the human condition. Just as humans developed from Neanderthal man so posthumans are an ontologically advanced stage of human. I think posthuman is an advancement on existentialism – to quote Prevert:

Je suis comme je suis

Je suis comme je suis
Je suis faite comme ça
Quand j’ai envie de rire
Oui je ris aux éclats
J’aime celui qui m’aime
Est-ce ma faute à moi
Si ce n’est pas le même
Que j’aime à chaque fois
Je suis comme je suis
Je suis faite comme ça
Que voulez-vous de plus
Que voulez-vous de moi

Jacques Prevert

Jacques Prévert