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Max More
Birth Name:Max T. O'Connor
Birth Date:January 1964
Occupation:Philosopher and futurist
Spouse:Natasha Vita-More
Website:http://maxmore.com/

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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  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. Web site: Staff . deviated . https://web.archive.org/web/20210513032808/https://www.alcor.org/library/alcor-staff/ . 2021-05-13 . 2024-03-16 . Alcor.
  4. News: Regis. Ed. Meet the Extropians. Wired.
  5. Web site: More . Max . The Diachronic Self: Identity, Continuity, Transformation . A. Bell & Howell . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20040610182354/http://www.maxmore.com/disscont.htm . 2004-06-10 .
  6. Web site: People: Natasha Vita-More . I am transhuman . 14 November 2019 . 2021-05-20 .
  7. Web site: More. Max. The Philosophy of Transhumanism. John Wiley & Sons, Oxford. 16 May 2013.
  8. Web site: More. Max. Principles of Extropy. Extropy Institute. 16 May 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131015142449/http://extropy.org/principles.htm . 15 October 2013.
  9. Resources for Germline Technology, Washington Post, February 9, 2003.
  10. Web site: More . Max . Transhumanism: Towards a Futurist Philosophy . 16 May 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20051029125153/http://www.maxmore.com/transhum.htm . 29 October 2005 .
  11. Bostrom. Nick. A history of transhumanist thought. Journal of Evolution and Technology. April 2005. 14. 1. 1–25.

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