New name: cosmi2le

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cosmi2le = Cosmism + SMI2LE - a new name for this blog inspired by two of the most interesting precursors of transhumanism.

(Russian) Cosmism was a cosmocentric philosophical and cultural movement that emerged in Russia in the early 20th century. It entails a broad theory of natural philosophy combining elements of religion and ethics, a history and philosophy of the origin, evolution and future existence of the cosmos and humankind. See the Cosmist Manifesto for a modern interpretation of Cosmism.

Timothy Leary adopted the acronym “SMI2LE” as a succinct summary of his pre-transhumanist agenda: SM (Space Migration) + I2 (intelligence increase) + LE (Life extension). By the mid 1980s, Leary had begun to incorporate computers, the Internet, and virtual reality into his aegis of thought. Leary established one of the earliest sites on the World Wide Web and became a promoter of virtual reality systems.

Posted by giulio on 06/19 at 06:14 PM
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