Max More
Max More (born Max T. O'Connor, January 1964, with name legally changed in 1990) is a philosopher and futurist who writes, speaks, and consults on advanced decision-making about emerging technologies.[1][2] He is the current Ambassador and President Emeritus (as of May 2020) after serving almost nine and a half years as president and CEO of Alcor Life Extension Foundation.[3]
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More at the 2006 Stanford Singularity Summit | |
Born | Max T. O'Connor January 1964 |
Occupation | Philosopher and futurist |
Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20040613102727/http://maxmore.com/ |
Born in Bristol, England, More has a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University in St Anne's College, Oxford (1987).[4] His 1995 University of Southern California doctoral dissertation The Diachronic Self: Identity, Continuity, and Transformation examined several issues that concern transhumanists, including the nature of death, and what it is about each individual that continues despite great change over time.[5]
Founder of the Extropy Institute, Max More has written many articles espousing the philosophy of transhumanism and the transhumanist philosophy of extropianism,[6] most importantly his Principles of Extropy.[7][8] In a 1990 essay "Transhumanism: Toward a Futurist Philosophy",[9] he introduced the term "transhumanism" in its modern sense.[10]
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References
- Alex Heard, "Technology Makes us Optimistic; They Want To Live," New York Times, September 28, 1997
- Joel Garreau, The Next Generation; Biotechnology May Make Superhero Fantasy a Reality, Washington Post, April 26, 2002.
- "Alcor: Alcor Staff". alcor.org. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- Regis, Ed. "Meet the Extropians". Wired.
- More, Max. "The Diachronic Self: Identity, Continuity, Transformation". A. Bell & Howell. Archived from the original on 2004-06-10.
- More, Max. "The Philosophy of Transhumanism" (PDF). John Wiley & Sons, Oxford. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- More, Max. "Principles of Extropy". Extropy Institute. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- Resources for Germline Technology, Washington Post, February 9, 2003.
- More, Max. "Transhumanism: Towards a Futurist Philosophy". Archived from the original on 29 October 2005. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- Bostrom, Nick (April 2005). "A history of transhumanist thought" (PDF). Journal of Evolution and Technology. 14 (1): 1–25.