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Principles of Extropy
Version 3.11 2003 Max More, Chairman, Extropy Institute

n evolving framework of values and standards for continuously improving human existence.

The Principles of Extropy in Brief

The Extropian Principles In Full

Perpetual Progress Extropy means seeking more intelligence, is!om, an! e""ecti#eness, an open$en!e! li"espan, an! the remo#al o" political, cultural, %iological, an! psychological limits to continuing !e#elopment. &erpetually o#ercoming constraints on our progress an! possi%ilities as in!i#i!uals, as organi'ations, an! as a species. (ro ing in healthy !irections ithout %oun!. Self-Transformation Extropy means a""irming continual ethical, intellectual, an! physical sel"$impro#ement, through critical an! creati#e thinking, perpetual learning, personal responsi%ility, proacti#ity, an! experimentation. )sing technology * in the i!est sense to seek physiological an! neurological augmentation along ith emotional an! psychological re"inement. Practical Optimism Extropy means "ueling action %eing tirelessly proacti#e. ith positi#e expectations + in!i#i!uals an! organi'ations

,!opting a rational, action$%ase! optimism or -proaction-, in place o" %oth %lin! "aith an! stagnant pessimism.

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Intelligent Technology Extropy means !esigning an! managing technologies not as en!s in themsel#es %ut as e""ecti#e means "or impro#ing li"e. ,pplying science an! technology creati#ely an! courageously to transcen! -natural- %ut harm"ul, con"ining .ualities !eri#e! "rom our %iological heritage, culture, an! en#ironment. Open Society Extropy means supporting social or!ers that "oster "ree!om o" communication, "ree!om o" action, experimentation, inno#ation, .uestioning, an! learning. /pposing authoritarian social control an! unnecessary hierarchy an! "a#oring the rule o" la an! !ecentrali'ation o" po er an! responsi%ility. &re"erring %argaining o#er %attling, exchange o#er extortion, an! communication o#er compulsion. /penness to impro#ement rather than a static utopia. Extropia 0-e#er$ rece!ing stretch goals "or society-1 o#er utopia 0-no place-1. Self- irection Extropy means #aluing in!epen!ent thinking, in!i#i!ual "ree!om, personal responsi%ility, sel"$!irection, sel"$respect, an! a parallel respect "or others. !ational Thin"ing Extropy means "a#oring reason o#er %lin! "aith an! .uestioning o#er !ogma. It means un!erstan!ing, experimenting, learning, challenging, an! inno#ating rather than clinging to %elie"s. The Extropian Principles in full.

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