Philosophies & Movements
TESCREAL
A critical acronym and framework describing a cluster of ideologies (Transhumanism, Extropianism, Singularitarianism, Cosmism, Rationalism, Effective Altruism, and Longtermism) that the authors argue share intellectual roots and use far-future stakes to justify present-day priorities. It is a term used by critics, not a self-applied label.
Origin
Coined by Timnit Gebru (profiled on our Who’s Who page) and philosopher Émile Torres, first formally presented in their paper “The TESCREAL bundle,” published in First Monday, April 2024.