no deliberate ordering applies as much to Smith’s moral theory as to his analysis of the market.” Hamowy’s footnote: See T.D. Campbell, Adam Smith’s Science of Morals (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1971), 94-106.

⁵Ronald Hamowy, The Scottish Enlightenment and the Theory of Spontaneous Order (Illinois: Southern Illinois University Press, 1987) p. 15

⁶This is a theory put forth by Niles Eldredge and Stephen Jay Gould (Eldredge & Gould 1972). Darwin’s theory of Natural Selection is not readily detectable in the fossil record — the fossil record does not reveal gradual change but rather reveal sudden change. The theory of punctuated equilibrium attempts to explain this by showing that a small sub-group of a species can evolve gradually, but when through natural catastrophe, the parent species dies out, the new species can move into that niche. See Dawkins, Richard, The Extended Phenotype, (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1982) pp. 101-109.

⁷Bumblebee Economics (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1979).

Electronic Extropy

Extropy #8 and #9 will be available on diskette (3.5”) by the end of July, in various formats, including ascii text and PageMaker.

We will be uploading these issues to AMIX — The American Information Exchange—where anyone can buy them and download them. We will gradually stock the private Extropians market on AMIX with all back issues, and with additional essays, probably including our new bi-monthly newsletter Exponent. More details will be announced later in Exponent, and Extropy #10 (Winter issue 1992-93).

Can You Help?

We are looking for a talented person willing to help design attractive covers for Extropy twice per year. The sharper our image, the more copies will sell on the shelves.

Extropy Institute has only just got underway and is looking for talented people to help out in several capacities. Of course, financial help is wanted; the first thing to do here is to join as a member. Some of the early members of Exl have joined as sustaining members (Thanks Harry Shapiro and J. Storrs Hall). Other types of help would be valuable too, such as graphic design, fund-raising skills, and help with our projects. We could do with various items of office equipment, especially a good fax, and some additional filing cabinets. If you can help out in any way, please contact Executive Director Max More at the Extropy address, or phone (213) 484-6383, or send e-mail to more@usc.edu.

CONTRIBUTORS

Fran Finney: Fran received her BS in Biology from CalTech, did some graduate work in Neuroscience at the University of California, San Diego, and is studying for a Masters in Physical Therapy at the University of Southern California.

J. Storrs Hall: Moderator of the USENET sci.nanotech newsgroup and Extropy’s Nanotechnology Editor. josh@cs.rutgers.edu

David Krieger: David is System’s Librarian at RAND, Extropy’s Science Editor, an Extropy Institute director, and a former Technical Consultant to Star Trek: The Next Generation. dkrieger@netcom.com

Simon! D. Levy: Editor of Exl’s newsletter, Exponent, Computing and Linguistics Editor for Extropy, and a director of Extropy Institute, Simon! is studying for a Ph.D in Linguistics at the University of Connecticut while working at Haskins Laboratories. levy%gary@venus.ycc.yale.edu

Hans Moravec: Director of the Mobile Robot Laboratory at Carnegie Mellon University, Hans is author of Mind Children: The Future of Robot and Human Intelligence. moravec@cs.cmu.edu

Max More: Editor of Extropy and Executive Director of Extropy Institute, Max received his BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from St. Anne’s College, Oxford University in 1987, and now is writing his Ph.D dissertation on The Diachronic Self: Identity, Continuity, and Transformation at the Philosophy Department, University of Southern California. more@usc.edu

R. Michael Perry: Co-Editor, Venturist Monthly News, historical columnist for Cryonics, and Patient Caretaker at Alcor Life Extension Foundation, Mike has a Ph.D in Computer Science, and is writing a book on death and immortality: Forever for All. alcor@cup.portal.com

David J. Ross: Founder of Calera Recognition Technologies, Vice President of Research for Arkenstone, Inc., and Chairman of RAF Technology, Inc. davros@sri.com

Harry Shapiro: Manager of the Extropians e-mail list, Harry is Manager of Computer Services for Warwick, Baker, Fiori, has consulted at Bell Laboratories, and worked in technical positions at E.F. Hutton and Shearson Lehman Brothers — the brokerage division of American Express. habs@panix.com

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