This 1,992 page paper was published in the CDR World Philosophy compilation before internet, and I take credit for circulating it and popularising \”Transhumanism\”
Since the formation of the Posthuman Movement in 1,988, articles from early adopters such as Max Moore have been a sign that our message is being heard. I had always argued, on Extropian and Transhuman bulletin board & Yahoo groups, that \”Trans\” wasn’t necessary and we should go straight to Posthuman with all the new MVT information (also on the CDR) now. World Philosophy will have a new edition, the first of this millennium. It will coincide with Posthuman University events this year. This is the full text:
The Extropian Principles V. 2.01 was released on August 7, 1992.
Max More Extropy Institute Executive Director
1. Aiming for more intelligence, wisdom and.
Personal power, an infinite lifespan, and the removal of social, natural.
Limitations to our self-actualization are biological and psychological. Limits on our social and personal lives.
Progress and potential. Infinite existence and expansion into the universe.
2. Self-Training — A commitment to continuous moral development.
Use of reason and critical thinking to improve your intellect and body.
Personal responsibility, experimentation, and thinking. The biological and.
neurological augmentation.
3. INTELLIGENT. TECHNOLOGY. Applying science and technology.
Beyond \”natural\” limitations imposed by biological heritage and the environment.
4. SPONTANEOUS ORDERS — Promotion of decentralized voluntaristic.
Mechanisms of social coordination. Tolerance and diversity are encouraged.
Long-term planning and individual incentives.
5. DYNAMIC OPTIMISM – Positive expectations fuel dynamic action.
Promoting a positive and empowering attitude toward our individual.
Future and all intelligent beings. Both blind and unable to see are rejected.
Faith and stagnant pessimism
Below, we will explain these principles in more detail. Treatments that are more in-depth can be.
EXTROPY, The Journal of Transhumanists, has a number of issues that you can find.
Thought. Thought.
(#10) Self-Transformation
1. BINDLESS EXPANSION
Parts of nature began as mindless material.
Slow evolutionary progress produced brains that were progressively stronger. Chemical reactions produced tropistic behavior.
Skinner’s stimulus-response theory and instinctual behavior are dominant.
Then, by conscious learning and experimental practice. The advent of.
The conceptual consciousness of the humankind and the rate of progress.
As intelligence, technology and scientific advances accelerate, the pace of change is also accelerated.
Our condition could be improved by applying the method. Extropians are seeking the.
This process is not only biological, but it should be continued and nurtured.
As we move into the posthumanity, there are psychological limitations.
We aspire to transhumanity and beyond, to posthumanity.
We reject the natural and traditional limits on our potential. We.
Use science and technology rationally to remove all limits.
We. We.
We are immortalists, because we know that accepting death is absurd.
Our lives have \”natural\” limitations. Many people will be facing a future that is uncertain.
Exodus from Earth – the womb for human and transhuman intelligence
Expanding the frontiers of humankind (and posthumanity), to include.
Other planets and our solar system are neighbors.
Systems and beyond By the end 21st Century more people will be able to.
It is better to live off-planet rather than on Earth.
The limits of resources are not unchangeable. The market price system.
Encourages conservation, innovation and substitution, while preventing any.
Need for a growth and progress brake. The expansion into space.
Our civilization needs to vastly increase the amount of energy and resources available. Living.
Extended transhuman lifespans will encourage intelligent resource use.
Environment. Extropians assert a rational and market-mediated.
Environmentalism is a way of life that aims to maintain and enhance our biospheres.
(whether extra-terrestrial or terrestrial). We are against apocalyptic.
The environmentalism that creates a world of disasters is a constant stream.
Doomsday prophecies and attempts to strangle the continued.
evolution.
There are no secrets, and there are no unquestionable limits.
The intelligent mind must give way to the unknown. We are always seeking to learn and understand.
To master reality beyond the limits of what is currently known.
2. SELF-TRANSFORMATION
We are committed to reason, critical inquiry and intellectual independence.
We reject blind faith and passive. We reject blind belief and passive.
Comfortable thinking leads to conformity, dogmatism and religion. We must be committed to positive self-transformation.
Analyze critically our current beliefs and behaviors.
Extropians choose to value themselves by continuing.
We prefer \”being right\” to development. We prefer to think analytically.
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