H. G. Wells's dystopic vision of (trans/post) humanist encounters in the Island of Doctor Moreau and the Time Machine

The last two centuries' technological and scientific progress have caused ruptures in the life of man, which is a harbinger of a philosophical transition from human-centrism to the transhumanist, posthumanist, eco-critical and futurist philosophies of life and existence. These theories are in a growing tendency of condemning and subverting the hierarchies among species and their artificial boundaries, an example of which can be observed in posthumanism's Post-anthropocentric and Ecocritical stance in describing ideological and biological relationships in life through the Deleuzian concept of rhizome. The challenging definitions of the human condition and its connections in a world that witnessed unprecedented scientific, political and philosophical changes influenced and shaped literature unprecedently at the turn of the twentieth century. In this context, this thesis aims to analyse Wells's dystopic Visions of (Trans/Post)Humanist encounters in The Island of Doctor Moreau and in The Time Machine. Wells envisions the future of humanity in his science fiction and other scientific romances as an eminent representative of the fin de siècle British literature, addressing and representing the concerns and fears of the period and envisioning a complicated future for the human race and its ideologies. Key Words: Posthumanism, transhumanism, identity, science, liminality, H. G. Wells.