And how is that surname pronounced? This seems like someone I should have on my radar. An important philosopher. Taken quite seriously in Europe (on the continent, though news of his significance hasn't crossed the channel). Anti-welfare state, ambivalent about globalization, given to hyperbole and to the celebration of hyperbole, and a transhumanist. All that I get from in-depth research, i.e. skimming the wikipedia article for him. From the profile pic above, looks old school.