resources for transhuman life-philosophy
resources for transhuman life-philosophy
Transhuman life-philosophy advocates the limitless advancement of the human condition by applied reason. It is partly an extension of the humanist philosophical outlook, but it is especially concerned with the development of advanced technologies, such as those which could extend lifespan or enhance the powers of the mind.
Building beyond transhumanism, transhuman life-philosophy focuses on the traditional concerns of philosophy as they relate to individual life, such as direction and purpose in life, visions of a better life and a better world, consolation concerning death, transcendent modes of being, world view, values and ethics, feelings, hope, and the future of humanity.
web sites discussion lists documents selected science fiction
Alcor
Cryonics service provider
http://www.alcor.org/Arcturan Times
(My blog)
(http://arctime.blogspot.com)Betterhumans
Online transhumanist magazine with current news and networking
http://www.betterhumans.com/Calorie Restriction Society
(Life extension diet)
http://calorierestriction.org/Cryonics Institute
Cryonics service provider
http://www.cryonics.org/Fight Aging!
http://www.fightaging.org/archives/001047.phpImmortality Institute
http://imminst.org/Institute for Humanist Studies
http://www.humaniststudies.org/International Humanist and Ethical Union
http://www.iheu.org/KurzweilAI.net
http://www.kurzweilai.netThe Life Extension Foundation
http://www.lef.orgThe Longevity Meme
(Life extension)
http://www.longevitymeme.org/V. R. Manoj's Webspace
http://www.vrmanoj.com/The Methuselah Foundation
http://www.methuselahfoundation.org/Minus 196
(life extension and cryonics)
http://www.minus196.com/Second Life Chapter of the World Transhumanist Association
(located in the virtual world of Second Life on Uvvy Island)
http://www.transhumanism.com/secondlife/Society for Universal Immortalism
http://www.universalimmortalism.orgStrategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence (SENS)
http://www.sens.org/Suspended Animation
(Cryonics patient services)
http://www.suspendedinc.com/Transumanar (Blog - Giulio Prisco)
http://transumanar.com/Transhumanist Resources
Copious links and explanations about transhumanism
http://www.aleph.se/Trans/World Transhumanist Association
http://www.transhumanism.orgWorld Transhumanist Association - Second Life Chapter
http://www.transhumanism.com/secondlife/
Alcor United
Alcor members bulletin board
http://www.alcorunited.org/Cryonet Mailing List
(Cryonics)
http://cryonet.org/Society for Universal Immortalism
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/universalimmortalism/World Transhumanist Association WTA-Talk
http://www.transhumanism.org/mailman/listinfo/wta-talk/
Arcturus
Summary and Response for Scott Atran's In Gods We Trust: The Evolutionary Landscape of Religion
Apologia for transhumanist religion. Journal of Evolution and Technology. (2006)
On the Appreciation of Animals
American Humanist Association
Humanist Manifesto I
http://www.americanhumanist.org/about/manifesto1.htmlHumanist Manifesto II
http://www.americanhumanist.org/about/manifesto2.htmlBlackham, H. J., Ed.
Objections to Humanism. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1963.
Despite the title, this set of essays is a defense of humanism, answering the most typical complaints against it.Bostrom, Nick
(2005). A history of transhumanist thought. Journal of Evolution and Technology 14(1).
(2003). Transhumanist values. In Ethical issues for the 21 st Century, ed. Frederick Adams. Philosophical Documentation Center Press. Also available at http://www.transhumanism.org/index.php/WTA/more/transhumanist-values
Bova, Ben
Edwords, Frederick
The Humanist Philosophy in Perspective
http://www.americanhumanist.org/humanism/perspective.htmlLife is to be Lived Now: A Vital, Personal Humanism
http://www.americanhumanist.org/humanism/vital.htmlThe Promise of Humanism http://www.americanhumanist.org/humanism/promise.html
What is Humanism?
http://www.americanhumanist.org/humanism/whatishtml.htmlEttinger, Robert C. W.
The Prospect of Immortality. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1964.
Fedorov, N. F.
FM-2030
Optimism One: The Emerging Radicalism. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1970.
Upwingers. New York: The John Day Company, 1973.
Upwingers' Manifesto
http://www.fm2030.com/index2.cfm
Harris, SamThe End of Faith. (2004)
Letter to a Christian Nation. (2006)
Iph1954 (Mike Treder)
The Incipient Posthuman
http://www.incipientposthuman.com/Huxley, Julian
Religion without Revelation
The Humanist Frame
Kurzweil, Ray
The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology. New York: Viking, 2005.
http://www.singularity.com/kain.phpPearce, David
The Hedonistic Imperative
http://www.hedweb.com/Paradise Engineering
http://paradise-engineering.com/Giulio Prisco
Engineering Transcendence
http://futuretag.net/index.php/Engineering_Transcendence
http://transumanar.com/index.php/site/more/engineering_transcendence/
Sagan, CarlThe Demon-Haunted World: Science As a Candle in the Dark. (1996)
Vinge, Vernor
Original article on the Singularity.
http://mindstalk.net/vinge/vinge-sing.htmlWorld Transhumanist Association
The Transhumanist Declaration
http://www.transhumanism.org/declaration.htmTranshumanist FAQ
http://www.transhumanism.org/resources/faq.html
Clarke, A., & Baxter, S. (2000). Light of Other Days.
A scenario for universal immortalism.Halperin, J. (1998). The First Immortal.
A scenario of the revival of those in cryonic suspension.Robson, J. Natural History.
Vinge, V. (1991). Across Realtime.
Two books in one: The Peace War, set in the near-Singularity era, and Marooned in Realtime, set after the Singularity.Wright, J. C. (2002). The Golden Age.
The beginning of a trilogy of books set in the far future after a slow take-off Singularity. The other books are The phoenix exultant (2003) and The golden transcendence (2003).
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