Max More

Max More
More at the 2006 Stanford Singularity Summit
Born
Max T. O'Connor

January 1964
EducationSt Anne's College, Oxford (BA)
University of Southern California (PhD)
Occupation(s)Philosopher and futurist
SpouseNatasha Vita-More
Websitehttp://maxmore.com/
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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 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]

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References

  1. ^ Alex Heard, "Technology Makes us Optimistic; They Want To Live," New York Times, September 28, 1997
  2. ^ Joel Garreau, The Next Generation; Biotechnology May Make Superhero Fantasy a Reality, Washington Post, April 26, 2002.
  3. ^ "Staff". Alcor. Archived from the original on 2021-05-13. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  4. ^ Regis, Ed. "Meet the Extropians". Wired.
  5. ^ More, Max. "The Diachronic Self: Identity, Continuity, Transformation". A. Bell & Howell. Archived from the original on 2004-06-10.
  6. ^ "People: Natasha Vita-More". I am transhuman. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  7. ^ More, Max. "The Philosophy of Transhumanism" (PDF). John Wiley & Sons, Oxford. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  8. ^ More, Max. "Principles of Extropy". Extropy Institute. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  9. ^ Resources for Germline Technology, Washington Post, February 9, 2003.
  10. ^ More, Max. "Transhumanism: Towards a Futurist Philosophy". Archived from the original on 29 October 2005. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  11. ^ Bostrom, Nick (April 2005). "A history of transhumanist thought" (PDF). Journal of Evolution and Technology. 14 (1): 1–25.