Editing David Pearce (philosopher) (section)

== Early life and education ==
Pearce grew up in [[Burpham, Surrey]]. His parents, grandparents and three of his great-grandparents were all [[Vegetarianism|vegetarian]] and his father was a [[Quakers|Quaker]]. From a young age, Pearce was concerned with death and aging, and later the [[problem of suffering]]. He became a secular [[Scientific rationality|scientific rationalist]] around the age of 10 or 11.<ref name=":0" />

Pearce received a scholarship to study Politics, Philosophy and Economics at the [[University of Oxford]], but never finished his degree.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Sosis |first=Cliff |date=2022-10-11 |title=David Pearce |url=https://whatisitliketobeaphilosopher.com/#/david-pearce/ |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=What Is It Like to Be a Philosopher? |language=en-US}}</ref>