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Hedonistic Imperative describes a future scenario in which all suffering has been eliminated and replaced by perpetual pleasure, made possible by genetic engineering and nanotechnology. This variety of technological optimism is promoted by British philosopher David Pearce.

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rdfs:comment	Hedonistic Imperative describes a future scenario in which all suffering has been eliminated and replaced by perpetual pleasure, made possible by genetic engineering and nanotechnology. This variety of technological optimism is promoted by British philosopher David Pearce. The Hedonistic Imperative is a manifesto by David Pearce outlining the goals of an endeavor to use genetic engineering, nanotechnology, and neuroscience to eliminate suffering in all sentient life. Such a use of technology to ameliorate undesirable and unnecessary aspects of the human condition is characteristic of the transhumanist movement.
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abstract	The Hedonistic Imperative is a manifesto by David Pearce outlining the goals of an endeavor to use genetic engineering, nanotechnology, and neuroscience to eliminate suffering in all sentient life. Such a use of technology to ameliorate undesirable and unnecessary aspects of the human condition is characteristic of the transhumanist movement. Pearce mainly argues from a utilitarian ethic. If we assume happiness is equivalent to value, he asserts, then our goal should necessarily be the abolition of suffering and the instating of continual happiness for all conscious organisms. Pearce's idealistic ontological views also lead him to conclude that no living thing should be exempt from the abolitionist program. Furthermore, by rejecting dualism, Pearce opens the door to nontraditional means of attaining his goal. If mental states are equivalent to physical states (or if there are no physical states, or if mental states are causally inert (the view of epiphenomenalists)), then—at least in theory—we can scientifically determine the neurological basis of happiness. At this point we would have the option of chemically or genetically ensuring permanent happiness for all organisms. Hedonistic Imperative describes a future scenario in which all suffering has been eliminated and replaced by perpetual pleasure, made possible by genetic engineering and nanotechnology. This variety of technological optimism is promoted by British philosopher David Pearce.

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