David Pearce

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:The_Institute_for_Ethics_and_Emerging_Technologies
gptkb:The_World_Transhumanist_Association
gptkb:The_Singularity_Institute_for_Artificial_Intelligence
gptkb:The_Future_of_Humanity_Institute
gptkbp:birthDate 1964-04-18
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:contribution advocating for a post-scarcity economy
advocating for the abolition of suffering
debating the moral status of non-human animals
discussing the ethics of genetic engineering
exploring the concept of 'hedonic engineering'.
promoting the use of biotechnology for happiness
writing on the future of consciousness
exploring the implications of artificial intelligence
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkbp:field philosophy
ethics
philosophy of mind
bioethics
philosophy of technology
gptkbp:gender male
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label David Pearce
gptkbp:influenced positive psychology
effective altruism
neuroethics
philosophy of happiness
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Jeremy_Bentham
gptkb:Peter_Singer
gptkbp:knownFor transhumanism
utilitarianism
philosophy of happiness
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Brighton,_England
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork The Hedonistic Imperative
gptkbp:occupation author
gptkbp:website https://www.hedweb.com