Редактирование: David Pearce

[[File:David_Pearce_(transhumanist),_September_2013.jpg|thumb|right|British transhumanist '''David Pearce''']]
'''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." <ref name="Future Grind">[https://futuregrind.org/podcast-episodes/2019/10/04/ep-43-david-pearce-on-ending-suffering Ep. 43 - David Pearce on Ending Suffering]</ref>

He is an advocate of [[superhappiness]], [[synthetic meat]] and [[transhumanism and drugs|drug liberalisation]]. He defends a form of negative hedonistic [[utilitarianism]]. He is the subject of a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLtC-50lrK4 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.<ref>[https://www.quora.com/profile/David-Pearce-18 Profile on Quora]</ref>

Pearce has over 100,000 followers on Twitter, making him, by one assessment, the fourth most popular philosopher on that site.<ref>[https://truesciphi.org/phi.html Listing of "Philosophers on Twitter"]</ref>

A collection of essays by Pearce is available in the book "Can Biotechnology Abolish Suffering?"<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Biotechnology-Abolish-Suffering-David-Pearce-ebook/dp/B075MV9KS2/ Amazon.com]</ref>

== External links ==
* [http://david-pearce.com/ david-pearce.com]
* [http://www.hedweb.com/ hedweb.com]
* [http://neuroethics.com neuroethics.com] - a Patreon site whereby Pearce's supporters can provide financial backing
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhKzzahPrss Interview with David Pearce on Transhumanism]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLtC-50lrK4 'Superhappiness' - a mini documentary featuring David Pearce]
* [https://futuregrind.org/podcast-episodes/2019/10/04/ep-43-david-pearce-on-ending-suffering Future Grind Ep. 43 - David Pearce on Ending Suffering]
* {{Wikipedia|David Pearce (philosopher)}}
* {{Twitter|webmasterdave}}

== References ==

[[Category:British transhumanists]]
[[Category:Transhumanists]]
[[Category:Humanity+]]
[[Category:Abolitionists]]