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The Theory of Everybody
The Theory of Everybody explores, in a variety of genres, the advent of robots that do everything we do as well or better.
Jennifer and God on Mount Palomar is a conversation between a young astrophysicist and God--as He faces retirement.
Genomes, Menomes, Wenomes: Neuroscience and Human Dignity traces the development of mechanistic models of the body and the mind.
When Robots Reign: Getting Along with Robo Sapiens is an interview with one of humanity's new overlords, Robo Sapiens, who is more agreeable than we might expect.
The Epic of Gilbert Mesh is a retelling of Gilgamesh.6 Reasons You Can't Win (and 3 Reasons You Can Anyway) is a "listicle" that enumerates the limitations of our concept of self and shows how reconceiving selfhood can change the game so everyone wins.
Interstellar Wormhole Tweets (How to Dodge Extinction) imagines how more advanced beings might help us navigate the transition from a predatory to a dignitarian civilization.
The Moral Arc of History explains why Martin Luther King, Jr. was right when he said, "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."
A New Age of Enlightenment proposes a sequel to the 18th century Age of Enlightenment.
Jennifer and God on Mount Palomar is a conversation between a young astrophysicist and God--as He faces retirement.
Genomes, Menomes, Wenomes: Neuroscience and Human Dignity traces the development of mechanistic models of the body and the mind.
When Robots Reign: Getting Along with Robo Sapiens is an interview with one of humanity's new overlords, Robo Sapiens, who is more agreeable than we might expect.
The Epic of Gilbert Mesh is a retelling of Gilgamesh.6 Reasons You Can't Win (and 3 Reasons You Can Anyway) is a "listicle" that enumerates the limitations of our concept of self and shows how reconceiving selfhood can change the game so everyone wins.
Interstellar Wormhole Tweets (How to Dodge Extinction) imagines how more advanced beings might help us navigate the transition from a predatory to a dignitarian civilization.
The Moral Arc of History explains why Martin Luther King, Jr. was right when he said, "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."
A New Age of Enlightenment proposes a sequel to the 18th century Age of Enlightenment.
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275 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 16, 2015
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Robert W. Fuller
31 books30 followersRobert W. Fuller is author of Somebodies and Nobodies, All Rise: Somebodies, Nobodies, and the Politics of Dignity, and (with co-author Pamela Gerloff) Dignity for All: How to Create a World Without Rankism. He coined the term rankism and is active worldwide in the Dignity Movement. His latest books are Religion and Science: A Beautiful Friendship?; Genomes, Menomes, Wenomes: Neuroscience and Human Dignity; Belonging: A Memoir, The Wisdom of Science; The Theory of Everybody; and The Rowan Tree: A Novel.
He earned his Ph.D. in physics at Princeton University and taught at Columbia, where he co-authored Mathematics of Classical and Quantum Physics. He then served as president of Oberlin College.
On a trip to India, where he was a consultant to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, Fuller witnessed firsthand the horrors of genocidal famine. Subsequently, he met with President Carter to propose the creation of the Presidential Commission on World Hunger.
During the 1980s, Fuller traveled frequently to the USSR, working to improve the Cold War relationship with the U.S. For many years, he served as chairman of the global nonprofit Internews, which promotes democracy via free and independent media.
Fuller is now an international authority on dignity and rankism (abusive, discriminatory, or exploitative behavior towards those of lower rank). In 2011, he was the keynote speaker at "The National Conference on Dignity for All" hosted by the president of Bangladesh. Fuller has also served as visiting professor at the Indian Institute of Science and the National Institute of Advanced Studies in Bangalore. His work has been featured in scores of books and publications including the New York Times, O Magazine, and The Contemporary Goffman.
In his books, Fuller makes the case that rankism is a major obstacle to organizational effectiveness and develops a “politics of dignity” that addresses issues of social justice.
He earned his Ph.D. in physics at Princeton University and taught at Columbia, where he co-authored Mathematics of Classical and Quantum Physics. He then served as president of Oberlin College.
On a trip to India, where he was a consultant to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, Fuller witnessed firsthand the horrors of genocidal famine. Subsequently, he met with President Carter to propose the creation of the Presidential Commission on World Hunger.
During the 1980s, Fuller traveled frequently to the USSR, working to improve the Cold War relationship with the U.S. For many years, he served as chairman of the global nonprofit Internews, which promotes democracy via free and independent media.
Fuller is now an international authority on dignity and rankism (abusive, discriminatory, or exploitative behavior towards those of lower rank). In 2011, he was the keynote speaker at "The National Conference on Dignity for All" hosted by the president of Bangladesh. Fuller has also served as visiting professor at the Indian Institute of Science and the National Institute of Advanced Studies in Bangalore. His work has been featured in scores of books and publications including the New York Times, O Magazine, and The Contemporary Goffman.
In his books, Fuller makes the case that rankism is a major obstacle to organizational effectiveness and develops a “politics of dignity” that addresses issues of social justice.
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February 13, 2018
Kindle Unlimited? {got it on freebie day, may be free, free for while, or permafree}; wonderfully insightful book, and have looked up a few of the links given, only disagreeing a small bit in one part -- There is no 'I', no 'self', but...there is 'personality, of that I know, as I have 15 of them, more akin to major personality facets {and 15th is 'tie breaker because yes, one can disagree with oneself}, but got this and as happens sometimes read all this versus doing things I 'had' to do otherwise, and 'made time'. Not sure if everyone can read it, as in understand it all complely, but that is not the writer's fault in any way; expand you mind, expand your universe, expand your understanding of 'it' all.
The Theory of Everybody explores, in a variety of genres, the advent of robots that do everything we do as well or better.
Jennifer and God on Mount Palomar is a conversation between a young astrophysicist and God--as He faces retirement.
Genomes, Menomes, Wenomes: Neuroscience and Human Dignity traces the development of mechanistic models of the body and the mind.
When Robots Reign: Getting Along with Robo Sapiens is an interview with one of humanity's new overlords, Robo Sapiens, who is more agreeable than we might expect.
The Epic of Gilbert Mesh is a retelling of Gilgamesh.6 Reasons You Can't Win (and 3 Reasons You Can Anyway) is a "listicle" that enumerates the limitations of our concept of self and shows how reconceiving selfhood can change the game so everyone wins.
Interstellar Wormhole Tweets (How to Dodge Extinction) imagines how more advanced beings might help us navigate the transition from a predatory to a dignitarian civilization.
The Moral Arc of History explains why Martin Luther King, Jr. was right when he said, "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."
A New Age of Enlightenment proposes a sequel to the 18th century Age of Enlightenment.
The Theory of Everybody explores, in a variety of genres, the advent of robots that do everything we do as well or better.
Jennifer and God on Mount Palomar is a conversation between a young astrophysicist and God--as He faces retirement.
Genomes, Menomes, Wenomes: Neuroscience and Human Dignity traces the development of mechanistic models of the body and the mind.
When Robots Reign: Getting Along with Robo Sapiens is an interview with one of humanity's new overlords, Robo Sapiens, who is more agreeable than we might expect.
The Epic of Gilbert Mesh is a retelling of Gilgamesh.6 Reasons You Can't Win (and 3 Reasons You Can Anyway) is a "listicle" that enumerates the limitations of our concept of self and shows how reconceiving selfhood can change the game so everyone wins.
Interstellar Wormhole Tweets (How to Dodge Extinction) imagines how more advanced beings might help us navigate the transition from a predatory to a dignitarian civilization.
The Moral Arc of History explains why Martin Luther King, Jr. was right when he said, "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."
A New Age of Enlightenment proposes a sequel to the 18th century Age of Enlightenment.
March 24, 2018
Physicist Dr. Robert Fuller uses a variety of genres to put together quite an intriguing and thought provoking book encompassing the subjects of Artificial Intelligence, the nature and condition of self, futurism, physics, and even Dignitarian governance. One will also notice a few philosophical and social ideologies sprinkled in, but not overbearing at all. While I think the book should have started with the essay and not the somewhat sophomoric play, it is nonetheless attention grabbing and can easily hold one’s interest. The genres utilized throughout the book range from play, essay, and a mock interview, to a short story, verse and a book excerpt. All come together to give the reader both real information and thought exercises to expand the considerations for our existential place in a world where both organic life and AI consciousness may likely end up evolving together and – hopefully – seeking to achieve similar goals. A great book overall.
February 16, 2018
It reads like an 8 cylinder engine firing on 3. A new age/leftist tome trying to convince us God is out of date and "man made" global warming is going to kill us all. The author should ask himself this question: If a physicist publicly denies God, at what speed will he bust Hell wide open?
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