From: Scott Badger (wbadger@psyberlink.net)
Date: Tue Jan 19 1999 - 17:05:33 MST
-----Original Message-----
From: Alexander 'Sasha' Chislenko <sasha1@netcom.com>
To: extropians@extropy.com <extropians@extropy.com>
Date: Tuesday, January 19, 1999 2:08 PM
Subject: Re: School of >H Studies
>At 11:37 01/19/99 , Anders wrote:
>>
>>Yes, this is a problem. However, one might bootstrap by looking at
>>historical transhumanism, like the thread from Bacon, the
>>Enlightenment, Haldane, Bernal, Stapledon, FM 2020 and so on. But we
>>really need more papers... (writing, writing, writing)
>>
>
>Would you suggest a list of topics that need to be covered?
>
>It doesn't seem necessary that each of the papers is written or
>delivered by an established faculty or celebrity. Some of the
>material touched by them will transfer the legitimacy and PR to others.
>
>Should we try to figure out what a[n online?] >H course may look like,
>and what exactly is needed to make it happen?
>
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>Alexander Chislenko <http://www.lucifer.com/~sasha/home.html>
><sasha1@netcom.com> <sasha@media.mit.edu>
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Here's a few fairly obvious and not well thought out suggestions.
Introduction to Transhumanism
1. Philosophical and Historical Foundations
2. Transhumanistic and Extropian Principles
Transhumanism II
1. A more focused exploration of Transhumanism and Extropy
Seminar: Nanotechnology
1. Drexler's books
2. Recent Nanotech Advances
Seminar: Applied Life Extension Studies
1. Strategic Nutrition
2. Strategic Exercise
3. Recent Biomedical Advances
Seminar: Issues in Cryonics
1. The History of Cryonics - Ettinger et al.
2. Technological Hurdles and Advances
3. Questions and Concerns
4. Halperin's book
Transhumanist Art
Seminar: The Singularity
1. Vinge's Original Concept
2. Uploading
3. Artificial Inelligence
4. Post-Human Implications
Selected Readings in Extropian Science Fiction
1. Egan
2. Vinge
3. Heinlein
4. Brin
Economic Aspects of Transhumanism
Political Aspects of Transhumanism
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I know I would have taken some of these as electives
in college. Of course I was on the 6 year baccalaureate
plan. :-)
Cheers,
Scott
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