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A British philosopher, Max More is one of the founders of modern transhumanism and extropianism, defending the use of technology to overcome human limits, extend life, and expand individual freedom.
Political axes
Max More leans further toward liberty than 97% of the 416 personalities in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Power is where Max More stands furthest from the rest.
On Diplomacy, Max More sits close to the catalog median.
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Original branch of liberalism that defends natural rights, property, free markets, and a minimal state, seeing individual freedom and the strict limitation of power as the foundations of a just society.
Philosophy that advocates maximum individual freedom and a state reduced to essential functions, valuing private property, free markets, and personal autonomy while rejecting state coercion over life.
Synthesis of libertarianism and Georgism that combines free markets and individual freedoms with the taxation of land value, seen as a common resource, to fund the minimal state without punishing labor.
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Clerical FascismThird Position20%
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