[ExI] The Manifesto of Italian Transhumanists

Jef Allbright jef at jefallbright.net
Fri Feb 29 20:47:59 UTC 2008


On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 12:34 PM, Samantha  Atkins <sjatkins at mac.com> wrote:
>
>  On Feb 29, 2008, at 11:16 AM, Jef Allbright wrote:
>  > But the cultural difference is that these are more generally
>  > identified with child-like narrow self-interest, while greatness
>  > and wisdom are widely associated with identification (and
>  > corresponding action) within a context broader than the individual.
>
>  I don't believe that true rational self-interest is at all narrow or
>  child-like.   Nor do I believe that the context has to be collective
>  to be wise.

Cool.  Neither do I.

- Jef



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