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'''Justice De Thézier''' (born 20 April 1975) is a Canadian social entrepreneur and creative professional.<ref name="Tessier 2007"></ref>

The son of progressive primarily concerned with creating awareness of community perspectives on the asserted right to "human enablement",<ref name="Hughes 2002"></ref> he sought to promote a middle ground between technorealism and techno-utopianism known as "democratic transhumanism" through discussion, education, and art. At the time, De Thézier's advocacy for social change was summarized in the following argument: 

<blockquote>What people really want to know is whether "human enhancement" is only going to benefit the Donald Trumps of the world [the rich and powerful]. This legitimate concern is the reason why progressives need to understand and explain the importance of a transparent government not only funding the research and development of "enhancement" technologies but also guaranteeing all citizens safe, universal and voluntary access through a modernized health care system. Rather than banning these technologies for fear that they might increase social inequalities, they should be seen as tools for the poor and disadvantaged to gain not only better health but social mobility.</blockquote>

From November 2005 to March 2007, De Thézier contributed to the ''Cyborg Democracy'' web portal and blog.<ref></ref> In 2003, De Thézier founded the Quebec Transhumanist Association, an activist and artistic collective devoted to the promotion of transhumanism in Quebec, which he closed down in January 2008. From January 2006 to January 2008, De Thézier served on the board of directors of the World Transhumanist Association, an international non-governmental organization which advocates the ethical use of emerging technologies that expand human capacities.<ref name="Tessier 2007"/>

On 1 January 2008, Justice De Thézier publicly renounced his adherence to the transhumanist ideology and movement.<ref name="De Thezier 2008"></ref><ref name="Prémont 2008"></ref> As his driving justification, he cited what he considers to be the three minimum constituents (or "flaws") without which transhumanism would not be what it is:

<blockquote>
# An undercritical support for technology in general and fringe science in particular;
# A distortive "us vs. them" tribe-like mentality and identity; and 
# A vulnerability to unrealistic utopian and dystopian "future hype".
</blockquote>

==References==

'''Justice De Thézier''' (entrepreneur social et un créatif professionel québécois.<ref name="Tessier 2007">Source : article [http://www.revue-solaris.com/numero/2007/161.htm “Extropiens et transhumanistes : vivre en SF”] dans la revue ''Solaris'' No.161 (Hiver 2007).</ref>

Fils d'immigrants progressiste principalement dévoué à faire connaître les perspectives communautaires sur le "droit à l'amélioration humaine",<ref name="WTA">Source : article [http://transhumanism.org/index.php/WTA/perspectives/ “Community Perspectives on the Right to Human Enhancement”].</ref> De Thézier cherchait à promouvoir le transhumanisme démocratique,<ref name="Hughes 1996">Source : article [http://www.changesurfer.com/Acad/TranshumanismeDemocratique.htm “Le Transhumanisme Démocratique 2.0”].</ref> "une forme d'utopisme réaliste",<ref name="Morin 1996">Source : livre [http://www.decitre.fr/livres/fiche.aspx?sid=0x000000017c24411e&code-produit=9782869593190 “Pour une utopie réaliste. Autour d'Edgar Morin”].</ref> à travers la discussion, l'éducation et l'art.<ref name="Tessier 2007"/>

De janvier 2006 à janvier 2008, De Thézier était membre du conseil d'administration de l'Association transhumaniste mondiale, une organisation non gouvernementale internationale qui promouvoit l'usage éthique des technologies d'amélioration humaine.<ref name="Tessier 2007"/>

Le 1 janvier 2008, Justice De Thézier a publiquement renoncé à son adhésion à l'idéologie et mouvement transhumaniste.<ref name="De Thezier 2008">Source : article [http://theatretranshumain.blogspot.com/2008/02/de-theziers-new-years-resolution-quit.html “De Thezier's New Year's Resolution: Quit Transhumanism”].</ref>

==Citation==

"Ce que les gens veulent vraiment savoir c'est si "l'amélioration humaine" va seulement bénéficier aux riches et puissants. Cette crainte légitime est la raison pour laquelle les progressistes doivent comprendre et expliquer l'importance d'un système de santé modernisé. Au lieu de bannir ces technologies par peur qu'elles augmenteront les inégalités sociales, elles devraient être perçues comme des outils pour que les pauvres et démunis non seulement obtiennent une meilleure santé mais aussi une mobilité sociale." - Justice De Thézier, blogue [http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/cybdem/blogger.html ''Cyborg Democracy''].