Max More (born Max T. O'Connor, January 1964, with name legally changed in 1990) is a
philosopher
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and
futurist who writes, speaks, and consults on advanced decision-making about
emerging technologies. He is the current Ambassador and President Emeritus (as of February 2021) after serving almost nine and a half years as president and CEO of
Alcor Life Extension Foundation
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.
Born in
Bristol
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,
England
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, More has a degree in
Philosophy, Politics and Economics from
St Anne's College, Oxford (1987). 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. In 1996, he married
Natasha Vita-More, herself a pioneering transhumanist; the couple are close collaborators on transhumanist and
life extension research.
Founder of the
Extropy Institute, Max More has written many articles espousing the philosophy of
transhumanism
Transhumanism is a philosophical and intellectual movement which advocates the enhancement of the human condition by developing and making widely available sophisticated technologies that can greatly enhance longevity and cognition.
Transhuma ...
and the transhumanist philosophy of
extropianism, most importantly his Principles of Extropy. In a 1990 essay "Transhumanism: Toward a Futurist Philosophy", he introduced the term "transhumanism" in its modern sense.
See also
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FM-2030
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Futures studies
Futures studies, futures research, futurism or futurology is the systematic, interdisciplinary and holistic study of social and technological advancement, and other environmental trends, often for the purpose of exploring how people will l ...
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Humanity+
References
External links
Personal website
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1964 births
Alumni of St Anne's College, Oxford
British philosophers
British transhumanists
British libertarians
Extropians
Life extensionists
Living people
University of Southern California alumni
British chief executives
Cryonicists