Around the Universe – Part 1 – with R. Buckminster Fuller

Program Description

Buckminster Fuller has been called, “the Leonardo da Vinci of our time.” In this conversation, the late visionary inventor, philosopher and humanitarian gives his extraordinarily insightful picture of where the human race is now, and how to proceed from here. He describes “cosmic cost accounting,” being a “comprehensivist” instead of a specialist, doing more with less, experiential knowing, and the ultimate challenge to the future of humanity. In his autobiographical book Critical Path (St. Martin’s Press 1981), Bucky sums up a lifetime of deep thought and concern for the planet and humankind. This conversation is the “summing up of the summing up.”

In his autobiographical book Critical Path (St. Martin’s Press 1981), Bucky sums up a lifetime of deep thought and concern for the planet and humankind.

Topics Explored in this Dialogue:

• How to do more with less
• What were the major shifts in our cultural worldview during Bucky’s lifetime
• What is the story of selfishness and hoarding in Western civilization
• How specialization has blinded us
• How we may develop “livingry” instead of weaponry
• Why the number one instinct of the power structure has always been divide to conquer
• What is the difference between wealth and money

Program Number: 1606a                Interview Date: 5/5/1981