William Godwin · 1793
Enquiry Concerning Political Justice
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Should extending human life indefinitely be a goal of technical progress?Yes. life may be prolonged. Speculates that mind will gain power over matter and that human life may be greatly prolonged once society is rationally ordered.
Book VIII, chapter 7 · Book VIII ch. 7 (population objection) with Franklin's 'mind omnipotent over matter' confirmed via knarf.english.upenn.edu text (not a listed repository). Life-extension speculation there is well attested but the chapter-level placement is from the search summary.