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William Irwin Thompson, born on July 16, 1938, is an American cultural critic and writer. His work primarily explores the relationship between technology, culture, and philosophy, offering profound insights into postmodernism and the future of the digital age.

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Famous William Irwin Thompson Quotes

“If you do not create your destiny, you will have your fate inflicted upon you.”

Ifs Moving Destiny Fate Moving Forward Moving On Our Destiny Your Destiny

Book:Transforming History: A Curriculum for Cultural Evolution

Source: Transforming History: A Curriculum for Cultural Evolution

“If humans died in a healthy culture, they would not lock out the earth in metal coffins and carve their names on stone monuments, but would instead place the naked body in the earth and plant a tree above the silent heart.”

Ifs Humans Heart Body Earth Culture Names Tree Healthy Stones Died Plant Silent Naked Metals Locks Monument Coffins Plant A Tree Silent Heart

Book:Darkness and Scattered Light: Four Talks on the Future

Source: Darkness and Scattered Light: Four Talks on the Future

“If a person is open to a new world view, it can often mean that he is not firmly rooted in the reality of the old world view; as a lunatic or alienated artist, his own neurotic traits can become magnified as they tremble with the new energy pouring in from the universal source.”

Ifs World Mean Persons Reality Artist Energy Views Source Mindfulness Universal New World Traits Rooted Neurotic Pouring Lunatic World View Old World New Energy

Book:At the Edge of History

Source: At the Edge of History

“Not all intelligence can be artificial now, so if we make a mistake, the consequences are no longer simply located within an institution or a national culture.”

Ifs Culture Mistake Consequence Institutions Artificial National Culture

Book:Self and Society: Studies in the Evolution of Cutlture, Second Enlarged Edition

Source: Self and Society: Studies in the Evolution of Cutlture, Second Enlarged Edition

About the Author

Born: July 16, 1938
Known for: Critic
Quotes: 32

Books & Sources

Gaia, a Way of Knowing: Political Implications of the New BiologyRelated source material

At the Edge of HistoryRelated source material

Self and Society: Studies in the Evolution of Cutlture, Second Enlarged EditionRelated source material

Passages about Earth: An Exploration of the New Planetary CultureRelated source material

The Time Falling Bodies Take To Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of CultureRelated source material

Transforming History: A Curriculum for Cultural EvolutionRelated source material

Darkness and Scattered Light: Four Talks on the FutureRelated source material

Evil and world orderRelated source material

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