Franco Cortese

Call for Contributors: The Prospect of Immortality − Fifty Years Later (Ed. Charles Tandy Ph.D.)

Thu, 28 Nov 2013 19:20:00 +0000

The Prospect of Immortality − Fifty Years Later

Editor: Charles Tandy, Ph.D.

Publisher: Ria University Press

Distributor: Ingram

Timeline: To be published in 2014 (fifty years after 1964)

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS

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The Boon to Longevity Progress will be Increased Activism, Advocacy & Lobbying

Sat, 16 Nov 2013 00:54:02 +0000

When asked what the biggest bottleneck for progress in life-extension is, most thinkers and researchers say funding. Others say the biggest bottleneck is breakthroughs, while still others say it’s our way of approaching the problem (i.e. seeking healthy life extension, a.k.a. “aging gracefully”, instead of more comprehensive methods of...

Three Specters of Immortality (Talk Given at the Radical Life Extension Conference in Washington D.C)

Sat, 02 Nov 2013 00:51:05 +0000

The following is the text of a talk I gave at a Radical Life Extension Conference held in the U.S. Capitol on Sunday, September 22nd Talks were also given by Antonei B. Csoka, Gabriel Rothblatt, Tom Mooney, Mark Waser, Gray Scott, Josh Mitteldorf, Maitreya One, Jennifer ‘Dotora’ Huse and Apneet Jolly.

I would like to address what I...

Immanuel Kant's Moral Philosophy Necessitates Personal Immortality

Sun, 20 Oct 2013 05:44:00 +0000

Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) was an 18th century philosopher, one of the earliest philosophers belonging to the enlightenment tradition, and often considered the father of German Idealism.

Kant is remembered today more for his moral philosophy than his contributions to metaphysics and epistemology (Rohlf 2010).

His contributions to the field of...

Video Panel with Aubrey de Grey, Franco Cortese, Ilia Stambler and Maria Konovalenko for the London Futurists Broadcast Live on YouTube

Thu, 10 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0000

On September 29th I took part in a 4-person panel consisting of Aubrey de Grey, Ilia Stambler, Maria Konovalenko and myself, moderated by David Wood, for a London Futurists event broadcast live on YouTube.

The subjects discussed included...

New Book - Longevitize!: Essays on the Science, Philosophy & Politics of Longevity

Wed, 04 Sep 2013 04:22:00 +0000

Containing more than 160 essays from over 40 contributors, this edited volume of essays on the science, philosophy and politics of longevity considers the...

Radical Life Extension Conference in Washington DC on September 22nd

Wed, 28 Aug 2013 23:01:00 +0000

LongeCity is presenting a conference in the capitol of the USA on September 22! Space is limited to 300 seats.

Tickets are on sale now!

“Radical LIfe Extension - Are You Ready to Live 1,000...

Longer Life Will Not Slow Planck's Picture of Progress, But Will Accelerate It!

Wed, 21 Aug 2013 05:18:00 +0000

“A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.” ― Max Planck, Scientific Autobiography and Other Papers

We are all still children. As far as the Centenarian is concerned, the only...

Heidegger, Cooney and The Death-Gives-Meaning-To-Life Hypothesis

Wed, 07 Aug 2013 17:19:00 +0000

One common argument against indefinite lifespans is that a definitive limit to one’s life – that is, death – provides some essential baseline reference, and that it is only in contrast to this limiting factor that life has any meaning at all. In this article I refute the argument’s underlying premises, and then argue that even if...