David Pearce
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David Pearce is co-founder of the World Transhumanist Association, currently rebranded as Humanity+, Inc., and a prominent figure within the transhumanism movement. He is a philosopher, vegan and writer on transhumanist and ethical subjects and an advocate of abolitionism.
Based in Brighton, England, Pearce maintains a series of websites devoted to transhumanist topics and what he calls "The Hedonistic Imperative", a moral obligation to work towards the abolition of suffering in all sentient life. His book-length internet manifesto, The Hedonistic Imperative (1995), outlines how pharmacology, genetic engineering, nanotechnology and neurosurgery could converge to eliminate all forms of unpleasant experience from human and non-human life, replacing suffering with "gradients of bliss". Pearce calls this the "abolitionist project." [1]
He is an advocate of superhappiness, synthetic meat and drug liberalisation. He defends a form of negative hedonistic utilitarianism. He is the subject of a mini documentary made by Adam Ford.
Pearce has answered more than 400 questions on Quora, and his answers have been viewed more than three quarters of a million times.[2]
Pearce has over 100,000 followers on Twitter, making him, by one assessment, the fourth most popular philosopher on that site.[3]
A collection of essays by Pearce is available in the book "Can Biotechnology Abolish Suffering?"[4]
External links[править]
- david-pearce.com
- hedweb.com
- neuroethics.com - a Patreon site whereby Pearce's supporters can provide financial backing
- Interview with David Pearce on Transhumanism
- 'Superhappiness' - a mini documentary featuring David Pearce
- Future Grind Ep. 43 - David Pearce on Ending Suffering
David Pearce (philosopher) on Wikipedia- webmasterdave on Twitter