{"id":270,"date":"2012-05-16T05:29:10","date_gmt":"2012-05-16T05:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/?p=270"},"modified":"2012-05-16T05:30:38","modified_gmt":"2012-05-16T05:30:38","slug":"tucker-critique-audio-essay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/blog\/2012\/05\/tucker-critique-audio-essay\/","title":{"rendered":"A Libertarian Transhumanist Critique of Jeffrey Tucker’s “A Lesson in Mortality” – Audio Essay by G. Stolyarov II, Read by Wendy Stolyarov"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mr. Stolyarov, a libertarian transhumanist, offers a rebuttal to the arguments in Jeffrey Tucker’s 2005 essay, “A Lesson in Mortality<\/a>“.<\/p>\n

This essay is read by Wendy Stolyarov.<\/p>\n

As a libertarian transhumanist, Mr. Stolyarov sees the defeat of “inevitable” human mortality as the logical outcome of the intertwined forces of free markets and technological progress – the very forces about which Mr. Tucker writes at length.<\/p>\n

Read the text of Mr. Stolyarov’s essay here<\/a>.
\nDownload the MP3 file of this essay here<\/a>.
\nDownload a vast compendium of audio essays by Mr. Stolyarov and others at TRA Audio<\/a>.<\/p>\n

References<\/strong><\/p>\n

– It’s a Jetsons World<\/em><\/a> – Book by Jeffrey Tucker
\n– “Without Rejecting IP, Progress is Impossible<\/a>” – Essay by Jeffrey Tucker – July 18, 2010
\n– “The Quest for Indefinite Life II: The Seven Deadly Things and Why There Are Only Seven<\/a>” – Essay by Dr. Aubrey de Grey – July 30, 2004
\n– Resources on Indefinite Life Extension (RILE)<\/a>
\n– “How Can I<\/em> Live Forever?: What Does and Does Not Preserve the Self<\/a>” – Essay by G. Stolyarov II<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mr. Stolyarov, a libertarian transhumanist, offers a rebuttal to the arguments in Jeffrey Tucker’s 2005 essay, “A Lesson in Mortality“. This essay is read by Wendy Stolyarov. As a libertarian transhumanist, Mr. Stolyarov sees the defeat of “inevitable” human mortality as the logical outcome of the intertwined forces of free markets and technological progress – the very forces about which Mr. Tucker writes at length. Read the text of Mr. Stolyarov’s essay here. Download the MP3 file of this essay…<\/p>\n

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