David Pearce
contemporaryTranshumanism / Negative Utilitarianismb. 1959
David Pearce is a British transhumanist philosopher best known for co-founding the World Transhumanist Association (now Humanity+) and authoring The Hedonistic Imperative. He advocates for the use of biotechnology to abolish suffering in all sentient life, a position known as the abolitionist project.
Notable Achievements
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Authored The Hedonistic Imperative (1995), outlining the abolitionist project
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Co-founded the World Transhumanist Association (now Humanity+) with Nick Bostrom in 1998
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Developed philosophical arguments for using biotechnology to eliminate suffering
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Prominent advocate of negative utilitarianism in contemporary ethics
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Founded BLTC Research and numerous transhumanist web resources