Max More
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| File:Max More, Stanford 2006 (square crop).jpg More at the 2006 Stanford Singularity Summit | |
| Born | Max T. O'Connor January 1964 (age 62) |
| Education | St Anne's College, Oxford (BA) University of Southern California (PhD) |
| Occupations | Philosopher and futurist |
| Spouse | Natasha Vita-More |
| Website | http://maxmore.com/ |
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Max More (born Max T. O'Connor,[a] January 1964) is a philosopher and futurist who writes, speaks, and consults on emerging technologies.[1][2] He was the president and CEO of the Alcor Life Extension Foundation between 2010 and 2020.[3]
Born in Bristol, England, More has a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from 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] In 1996, he married transhumanist Natasha Vita-More; the couple are close collaborators on transhumanist and life extension research.[6]
More founded the Extropy Institute and has written many articles espousing the philosophy of transhumanism and the transhumanist philosophy of extropianism,[7] including his "Principles of Extropy".[8][9] In a 1990 essay "Transhumanism: Toward a Futurist Philosophy",[10] he introduced the term "transhumanism" in its modern sense.[11]
See also
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[edit | edit source]- ^ With name legally changed in 1990
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ 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.
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External links
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