[ExI] Extropian sf writers

[Anders Sandberg]

On 2011-07-22 17:32, David Lubkin wrote:
> I don't know who's on extropy-chat currently, but I'd list the
> following as members of the extropian tribe who have sold
> sf, on the basis of self-description or participation in
> transhumanist organizations or mailing lists.

Of course, whether they self-identify as being of the extropian tribe 
(do we have cool swirly arrow tattoos?) is another matter. I think 
Charles Stross takes a certain pride in being heretic about or poke fun 
at various transhumanist ideas and obsessions.

I wonder if roleplaying games count? In that case I suspect a few 
writers for Gurps Transhuman Space and Eclipse Phase might be in.

 > And no including a long-dead writer, however tempting it
 > might be to claim Olaf Stapleton or Doc Smith.
 >

Stapledon is interesting since he was clearly inspired by Haldane's 
Daedalus essay, which was also the core point of the UK 
proto-transhumanism of the 20's and 30's. They were clearly their own 
"brand" of thinking - not extropian, but maybe Haldanian.



-- 
Anders Sandberg
Future of Humanity Institute
Oxford University