Why a hard-core scientist could not be a subjectivists ?
I know a hard-core scientist who is subjectivist: Bruno Marchal. You can read his thesis (in french) there : http://iridia0.ulb.ac.be/~marchal
If we can one day run a computer simulation of our brain, I think extropians would be the firsts to try (I would like to, even if I'm not extropian). Maybe that's why Extropians are related to subjectivism, and also why Giordano Bruno is a hero amongs Extropians.
A lot of his books are still available and often reprinted by "J'ai lu" edition. The world of null-A and the players of null-A have been translated in french by the famous author Boris Vian.
Van Vogt has greatly influenced modern science-fiction and many authors, especially Philip K. Dick (who has also a huge popularity in france)
If you can read french, I recommend the recent essay from Joseph Altairac "Van Vogt, parcours d'une oeuvre", Encrage edition.
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I know a hard-core scientist who is subjectivist: Bruno Marchal.
You can read his thesis (in french) there : http://iridia0.ulb.ac.be/~marchal
If we can one day run a computer simulation of our brain, I think extropians would be the firsts to try (I would like to, even if I'm not extropian). Maybe that's why Extropians are related to subjectivism, and also why Giordano Bruno is a hero amongs Extropians.
A lot of his books are still available and often reprinted by "J'ai lu" edition. The world of null-A and the players of null-A have been translated in french by the famous author Boris Vian.
Van Vogt has greatly influenced modern science-fiction and many authors, especially Philip K. Dick (who has also a huge popularity in france)
If you can read french, I recommend the recent essay from Joseph Altairac "Van Vogt, parcours d'une oeuvre", Encrage edition.