Justice De Thézier
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Vladimir De Thézier is a Québécois cultural creative
Cultural Creatives
Cultural Creatives is a term coined by sociologist Paul H. Ray and psychologist Sherry Ruth Anderson to describe a large segment in Western society that has recently developed beyond the standard paradigm of Modernists or Progressives versus Traditionalists or Conservatives...

.

Biography

De Thézier was born in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, the son of two Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...

an immigrants. Under his Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...

an nickname “Justice”, he was a transhumanist
Transhumanism
Transhumanism, often abbreviated as H+ or h+, is an international intellectual and cultural movement that affirms the possibility and desirability of fundamentally transforming the human condition by developing and making widely available technologies to eliminate aging and to greatly enhance human...

 writer and activist in the 2000s, before turning into a progressive
Progressivism
Progressivism is an umbrella term for a political ideology advocating or favoring social, political, and economic reform or changes. Progressivism is often viewed by some conservatives, constitutionalists, and libertarians to be in opposition to conservative or reactionary ideologies.The...

 critic of transhumanism.

In 2002, De Thézier discovered transhumanism
Transhumanism
Transhumanism, often abbreviated as H+ or h+, is an international intellectual and cultural movement that affirms the possibility and desirability of fundamentally transforming the human condition by developing and making widely available technologies to eliminate aging and to greatly enhance human...

, an international intellectual and cultural movement supporting the use of emerging technologies
Emerging technologies
In the history of technology, emerging technologies are contemporary advances and innovation in various fields of technology. Various converging technologies have emerged in the technological convergence of different systems evolving towards similar goals...

 to enhance human
Human enhancement
Human enhancement refers to any attempt to temporarily or permanently overcome the current limitations of the human body through natural or artificial means...

 mental and physical characteristics and capacities. A life-long secular progressive, he embraced and began to promote democratic transhumanism
Democratic transhumanism
Democratic transhumanism, a term coined by Dr. James Hughes in 2002, refers to the stance of transhumanists who espouse liberal, social and/or radical democratic political views....

. In 2003, De Thézier founded the Montreal Transhumanist Association (later renamed the Quebec Transhumanist Association), the first and only non-profit organization devoted to the promotion of transhumanism in Quebec, as part of NEXUS, a network of local technoscience-focused progressive organizations he strived to build until January 2008. In 2004, De Thézier coined and used the term "technoprogressive
Techno-progressivism
Techno-progressivism, technoprogressivism, tech-progressivism or techprogressivism is a stance of active support for the convergence of technological change and social change...

" as a baggage-free alternative to the term "democratic transhumanist". From November 2005 to March 2007, De Thézier contributed to the Cyborg Democracy web portal and blog; and from January 2006 to January 2008, he served on the board of directors of the World Transhumanist Association
World Transhumanist Association
Humanity+ is an international non-governmental organization which advocates the ethical use of emerging technologies to enhance human capacities.-History:...

, and as special projects manager for the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies
Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies
The Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies was founded in 2004 by philosopher Nick Bostrom and bioethicist James Hughes. Incorporated in the United States as a non-profit 501 organization, the IEET is a self-described "technoprogressive think tank" that seeks to contribute to understanding...

.

On 1 January 2008, De Thézier publicly renounced his adherence to the transhumanist ideology and movement. As his driving justification, he cited what he considers to be the three flaws of the transhumanist mindset
Mindset
In decision theory and general systems theory, a mindset is a set of assumptions, methods or notations held by one or more people or groups of people which is so established that it creates a powerful incentive within these people or groups to continue to adopt or accept prior behaviors, choices,...

, which he never embraced:
  1. An undercritical support for technology in general and fringe science
    Fringe science
    Fringe science is scientific inquiry in an established field of study that departs significantly from mainstream or orthodox theories, and is classified in the "fringes" of a credible mainstream academic discipline....

     in particular;
  2. A distortive "us vs. them" tribe-like mentality
    Groupthink
    Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon that occurs within groups of people. It is the mode of thinking that happens when the desire for harmony in a decision-making group overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives. Group members try to minimize conflict and reach a consensus decision without...

     and identity; and
  3. A vulnerability to unrealistic utopian and dystopian "future hype
    Hype cycle
    A hype cycle is a graphic representation of the maturity, adoption and social application of specific technologies. The term was coined by Gartner, Inc.-Rationale:...

    ".



In March 2010, De Thézier began advocating for the convergence of the Quebec sovereignty movement
Quebec sovereignty movement
The Quebec sovereignty movement refers to both the political movement and the ideology of values, concepts and ideas that promote the secession of the province of Quebec from the rest of Canada...

 with bright green environmentalism
Bright green environmentalism
Bright green environmentalism is an ideology based on the belief that the convergence of technological change and social innovation provides the most successful path to sustainable development.-Origin and evolution of bright green thinking:...

 into a “sovereign green movement” dedicated to the creation of a “Green Republic of Quebec”.

In June 2010, De Thézier became a member of the board of administration of the Intellectuels pour la souveraineté
Les Intellectuels pour la souveraineté
Les Intellectuels pour la souveraineté, or IPSO, is a group of intellectuals studying and promoting Quebec independence.It was created on June 21, 1995 by the publication of their manifesto, four months before the second referendum on Quebec sovereignty took place...

 (IPSO) and, on 7 February 2011, organized and hosted an IPSO conference on the theme of “young Québécois and updating the country-building project” at the Université du Québec à Montréal
Université du Québec à Montréal
The Université du Québec à Montréal is one of four universities in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Basic facts:The UQAM is the largest constituent element of the Université du Québec , a public university system with other branches in Gatineau , Rimouski, Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec City, Chicoutimi, and...

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External links

Vladimir De Thézier is a Québécois cultural creative
Cultural Creatives
Cultural Creatives is a term coined by sociologist Paul H. Ray and psychologist Sherry Ruth Anderson to describe a large segment in Western society that has recently developed beyond the standard paradigm of Modernists or Progressives versus Traditionalists or Conservatives...

.

Biography

De Thézier was born in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, the son of two Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...

an immigrants. Under his Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...

an nickname “Justice”, he was a transhumanist
Transhumanism
Transhumanism, often abbreviated as H+ or h+, is an international intellectual and cultural movement that affirms the possibility and desirability of fundamentally transforming the human condition by developing and making widely available technologies to eliminate aging and to greatly enhance human...

 writer and activist in the 2000s, before turning into a progressive
Progressivism
Progressivism is an umbrella term for a political ideology advocating or favoring social, political, and economic reform or changes. Progressivism is often viewed by some conservatives, constitutionalists, and libertarians to be in opposition to conservative or reactionary ideologies.The...

 critic of transhumanism.

In 2002, De Thézier discovered transhumanism
Transhumanism
Transhumanism, often abbreviated as H+ or h+, is an international intellectual and cultural movement that affirms the possibility and desirability of fundamentally transforming the human condition by developing and making widely available technologies to eliminate aging and to greatly enhance human...

, an international intellectual and cultural movement supporting the use of emerging technologies
Emerging technologies
In the history of technology, emerging technologies are contemporary advances and innovation in various fields of technology. Various converging technologies have emerged in the technological convergence of different systems evolving towards similar goals...

 to enhance human
Human enhancement
Human enhancement refers to any attempt to temporarily or permanently overcome the current limitations of the human body through natural or artificial means...

 mental and physical characteristics and capacities. A life-long secular progressive, he embraced and began to promote democratic transhumanism
Democratic transhumanism
Democratic transhumanism, a term coined by Dr. James Hughes in 2002, refers to the stance of transhumanists who espouse liberal, social and/or radical democratic political views....

. In 2003, De Thézier founded the Montreal Transhumanist Association (later renamed the Quebec Transhumanist Association), the first and only non-profit organization devoted to the promotion of transhumanism in Quebec, as part of NEXUS, a network of local technoscience-focused progressive organizations he strived to build until January 2008. In 2004, De Thézier coined and used the term "technoprogressive
Techno-progressivism
Techno-progressivism, technoprogressivism, tech-progressivism or techprogressivism is a stance of active support for the convergence of technological change and social change...

" as a baggage-free alternative to the term "democratic transhumanist". From November 2005 to March 2007, De Thézier contributed to the Cyborg Democracy web portal and blog; and from January 2006 to January 2008, he served on the board of directors of the World Transhumanist Association
World Transhumanist Association
Humanity+ is an international non-governmental organization which advocates the ethical use of emerging technologies to enhance human capacities.-History:...

, and as special projects manager for the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies
Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies
The Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies was founded in 2004 by philosopher Nick Bostrom and bioethicist James Hughes. Incorporated in the United States as a non-profit 501 organization, the IEET is a self-described "technoprogressive think tank" that seeks to contribute to understanding...

.

On 1 January 2008, De Thézier publicly renounced his adherence to the transhumanist ideology and movement. As his driving justification, he cited what he considers to be the three flaws of the transhumanist mindset
Mindset
In decision theory and general systems theory, a mindset is a set of assumptions, methods or notations held by one or more people or groups of people which is so established that it creates a powerful incentive within these people or groups to continue to adopt or accept prior behaviors, choices,...

, which he never embraced:
  1. An undercritical support for technology in general and fringe science
    Fringe science
    Fringe science is scientific inquiry in an established field of study that departs significantly from mainstream or orthodox theories, and is classified in the "fringes" of a credible mainstream academic discipline....

     in particular;
  2. A distortive "us vs. them" tribe-like mentality
    Groupthink
    Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon that occurs within groups of people. It is the mode of thinking that happens when the desire for harmony in a decision-making group overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives. Group members try to minimize conflict and reach a consensus decision without...

     and identity; and
  3. A vulnerability to unrealistic utopian and dystopian "future hype
    Hype cycle
    A hype cycle is a graphic representation of the maturity, adoption and social application of specific technologies. The term was coined by Gartner, Inc.-Rationale:...

    ".



In March 2010, De Thézier began advocating for the convergence of the Quebec sovereignty movement
Quebec sovereignty movement
The Quebec sovereignty movement refers to both the political movement and the ideology of values, concepts and ideas that promote the secession of the province of Quebec from the rest of Canada...

 with bright green environmentalism
Bright green environmentalism
Bright green environmentalism is an ideology based on the belief that the convergence of technological change and social innovation provides the most successful path to sustainable development.-Origin and evolution of bright green thinking:...

 into a “sovereign green movement” dedicated to the creation of a “Green Republic of Quebec”.

In June 2010, De Thézier became a member of the board of administration of the Intellectuels pour la souveraineté
Les Intellectuels pour la souveraineté
Les Intellectuels pour la souveraineté, or IPSO, is a group of intellectuals studying and promoting Quebec independence.It was created on June 21, 1995 by the publication of their manifesto, four months before the second referendum on Quebec sovereignty took place...

 (IPSO) and, on 7 February 2011, organized and hosted an IPSO conference on the theme of “young Québécois and updating the country-building project” at the Université du Québec à Montréal
Université du Québec à Montréal
The Université du Québec à Montréal is one of four universities in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Basic facts:The UQAM is the largest constituent element of the Université du Québec , a public university system with other branches in Gatineau , Rimouski, Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec City, Chicoutimi, and...

.

External links

Vladimir De Thézier is a Québécois cultural creative
Cultural Creatives
Cultural Creatives is a term coined by sociologist Paul H. Ray and psychologist Sherry Ruth Anderson to describe a large segment in Western society that has recently developed beyond the standard paradigm of Modernists or Progressives versus Traditionalists or Conservatives...

.

Biography

De Thézier was born in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, the son of two Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...

an immigrants. Under his Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...

an nickname “Justice”, he was a transhumanist
Transhumanism
Transhumanism, often abbreviated as H+ or h+, is an international intellectual and cultural movement that affirms the possibility and desirability of fundamentally transforming the human condition by developing and making widely available technologies to eliminate aging and to greatly enhance human...

 writer and activist in the 2000s, before turning into a progressive
Progressivism
Progressivism is an umbrella term for a political ideology advocating or favoring social, political, and economic reform or changes. Progressivism is often viewed by some conservatives, constitutionalists, and libertarians to be in opposition to conservative or reactionary ideologies.The...

 critic of transhumanism.

In 2002, De Thézier discovered transhumanism
Transhumanism
Transhumanism, often abbreviated as H+ or h+, is an international intellectual and cultural movement that affirms the possibility and desirability of fundamentally transforming the human condition by developing and making widely available technologies to eliminate aging and to greatly enhance human...

, an international intellectual and cultural movement supporting the use of emerging technologies
Emerging technologies
In the history of technology, emerging technologies are contemporary advances and innovation in various fields of technology. Various converging technologies have emerged in the technological convergence of different systems evolving towards similar goals...

 to enhance human
Human enhancement
Human enhancement refers to any attempt to temporarily or permanently overcome the current limitations of the human body through natural or artificial means...

 mental and physical characteristics and capacities. A life-long secular progressive, he embraced and began to promote democratic transhumanism
Democratic transhumanism
Democratic transhumanism, a term coined by Dr. James Hughes in 2002, refers to the stance of transhumanists who espouse liberal, social and/or radical democratic political views....

. In 2003, De Thézier founded the Montreal Transhumanist Association (later renamed the Quebec Transhumanist Association), the first and only non-profit organization devoted to the promotion of transhumanism in Quebec, as part of NEXUS, a network of local technoscience-focused progressive organizations he strived to build until January 2008. In 2004, De Thézier coined and used the term "technoprogressive
Techno-progressivism
Techno-progressivism, technoprogressivism, tech-progressivism or techprogressivism is a stance of active support for the convergence of technological change and social change...

" as a baggage-free alternative to the term "democratic transhumanist". From November 2005 to March 2007, De Thézier contributed to the Cyborg Democracy web portal and blog; and from January 2006 to January 2008, he served on the board of directors of the World Transhumanist Association
World Transhumanist Association
Humanity+ is an international non-governmental organization which advocates the ethical use of emerging technologies to enhance human capacities.-History:...

, and as special projects manager for the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies
Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies
The Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies was founded in 2004 by philosopher Nick Bostrom and bioethicist James Hughes. Incorporated in the United States as a non-profit 501 organization, the IEET is a self-described "technoprogressive think tank" that seeks to contribute to understanding...

.

On 1 January 2008, De Thézier publicly renounced his adherence to the transhumanist ideology and movement. As his driving justification, he cited what he considers to be the three flaws of the transhumanist mindset
Mindset
In decision theory and general systems theory, a mindset is a set of assumptions, methods or notations held by one or more people or groups of people which is so established that it creates a powerful incentive within these people or groups to continue to adopt or accept prior behaviors, choices,...

, which he never embraced:
  1. An undercritical support for technology in general and fringe science
    Fringe science
    Fringe science is scientific inquiry in an established field of study that departs significantly from mainstream or orthodox theories, and is classified in the "fringes" of a credible mainstream academic discipline....

     in particular;
  2. A distortive "us vs. them" tribe-like mentality
    Groupthink
    Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon that occurs within groups of people. It is the mode of thinking that happens when the desire for harmony in a decision-making group overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives. Group members try to minimize conflict and reach a consensus decision without...

     and identity; and
  3. A vulnerability to unrealistic utopian and dystopian "future hype
    Hype cycle
    A hype cycle is a graphic representation of the maturity, adoption and social application of specific technologies. The term was coined by Gartner, Inc.-Rationale:...

    ".



In March 2010, De Thézier began advocating for the convergence of the Quebec sovereignty movement
Quebec sovereignty movement
The Quebec sovereignty movement refers to both the political movement and the ideology of values, concepts and ideas that promote the secession of the province of Quebec from the rest of Canada...

 with bright green environmentalism
Bright green environmentalism
Bright green environmentalism is an ideology based on the belief that the convergence of technological change and social innovation provides the most successful path to sustainable development.-Origin and evolution of bright green thinking:...

 into a “sovereign green movement” dedicated to the creation of a “Green Republic of Quebec”.

In June 2010, De Thézier became a member of the board of administration of the Intellectuels pour la souveraineté
Les Intellectuels pour la souveraineté
Les Intellectuels pour la souveraineté, or IPSO, is a group of intellectuals studying and promoting Quebec independence.It was created on June 21, 1995 by the publication of their manifesto, four months before the second referendum on Quebec sovereignty took place...

 (IPSO) and, on 7 February 2011, organized and hosted an IPSO conference on the theme of “young Québécois and updating the country-building project” at the Université du Québec à Montréal
Université du Québec à Montréal
The Université du Québec à Montréal is one of four universities in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Basic facts:The UQAM is the largest constituent element of the Université du Québec , a public university system with other branches in Gatineau , Rimouski, Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec City, Chicoutimi, and...

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