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Conceptual artist Jonathon Keats joins us to talk thought experiments, Buckminster Fuller, Spaceship Earth, and much, much more.
Jonathon Keats is an American conceptual artist and experimental philosopher known for creating large-scale thought experiments. He is the author of various books, including You Belong to the Universe: Buckminster Fuller and the Future which sets out to revive the inventor Buckminster Fuller鈥檚 (1895-1983) unconventional practice of comprehensive anticipatory design, placing Fuller鈥檚 philosophy in a modern context and dispelling much of the mythology surrounding Fuller鈥檚 life.
As a major influence on this podcast, we were delighted to have a chance to delve deep into the life and work of Buckminster Fuller with Jonathon, a visionary thinker in his own right. Indeed, legendary sci-fi writer Bruce Sterling says of Jonathon: 鈥淚f he鈥檚 one in a billion rather than just a million, he might become the pioneer of a mighty school of twenty颅first century scientific art颅philosophy. If he鈥檚 lucky, he won鈥檛 be鈥攂ut if we鈥檙e lucky, he will."
We discussed experimental philosophy, thought experiments, Spaceship Earth and Bucky鈥檚 鈥渨orld game,鈥� why absurdity is essential, and why boldly transgressive ideas are so important to revitalizing questions that ultimately concern us all: what is to be valued in life and what kind of future do we want?
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