R. Buckminster Fuller (1895a "1983) was an architect, engineer,
geometrician, cartographer, philosopher, futurist, inventor of the
famous geodesic dome, and one of the most brilliant thinkers of his
time. For more than five decades, he set forth his comprehensive
perspective on the world's problems in numerous essays, which offer
an illuminating insight into the intellectual universe of this
"renaissance man." These texts remain surprisingly topical even
today, decades after their initial publication.
While Fuller wrote the works in the 1960's and 1970's, they
could not be more timely: like desperately needed time-capsules of
wisdom for the critical moment he foresaw, and in which we find
ourselves. Long out of print, they are now being published again,
together with commentary by Jaime Snyder, the grandson of
Buckminster Fuller. Designed for a new generation of readers,
Snyder prepared these editions with supplementary material
providing background on the texts, factual updates, and
interpretation of his visionary ideas.
A biography of Buckminster Fuller's "thought development," Ideas
and Integrities presents an intimate self-portrait of the
experiences and discoveries behind his groundbreaking ideas and
inventions. Through in-depth essays like "Total Thinking," "Design
for Survival a " Plus," and "The Comprehensive Man," spanning the
period from his earliest writings to the invention of the geodesic
dome and his explosion onto the world stage, he delivers a powerful
manifesto for the comprehensive design revolution he had
championed: "To make man a success on earth.... we must design our
way to positive effectiveness."
Buckminster Fuller's prophetic 1962 book Education Automation
brilliantly anticipated the need to rethink learning in light of a
dawning revolution in informational technology a " "upcoming major
world industry." Along with other essays on education, including
"Breaking the Shell of Permitted Ignorance," "Children: the True
Scientists" and "Mistake Mystique" this volume presents a powerful
approach for preparing ourselves to face epochal changes on
spaceship earth: "whether we are going to make it or not... is
really up to each one of us; it is not something we can delegate to
the politicians a " what kind of world are you really going to
have?"
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