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"The Antispeciesist Revolution", Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, 26 Jul. 2013
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Humans already massively intervene in Nature, whether through habitat destruction, captive breeding programs for big cats, "rewilding", etc. So the question is not whether humans should "interfere", but rather what ethical principles should govern our interventions.

— David Pearce (philosopher)

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Humans already massively intervene in Nature, whether through habitat destruction, captive breeding programs for big cats, "rewilding", etc. So the question is not whether humans should "interfere", but rather what ethical principles should govern our interventions." in the context of ""The Antispeciesist Revolution", Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, 26 Jul. 2013" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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David Pearce (philosopher)

About David Pearce (philosopher)

David Pearce (born April 1959) is a British philosopher and co-founder of the World Transhumanist Association, currently rebranded and incorporated as Humanity+, Inc., and a prominent figure within the transhumanism movement. He approaches ethical issues from a lexical negative utilitarian perspective.