Contents
2BUCKMINSTER FULLER ANWAR DIL
3 A meeting of East and West, Humans in Universe is based on conversations between Buckminster Fuller and Anwar Dil. Humans in Universe is the final book written by a man whose extraordinary mind has received universal recognition. In his conversations with Dil, Buckminster Fuller explores the working of the human mind and addresses such topics as poetic mind, intuition, aesthetics, love and discovery and invention in art, science and technology. This consideration of the essential functions of humans and their future on ‘space-ship earth’ is a fitting tribute and culmination of a life’s work in the search of ‘truths that make men free’.
4 The book includes arabesques and calligraphs by Anwar Dil with Fuller’s commentary. Comprehensive notes, illustrations, and four of Fuller’s essays are also included.
5 FULLER/DIL HUMANS IN UNIVERSE
6BUCKMINSTER FULLER
7ANWAR DAL
8Humans in
9UNIVERSE
10MOUTON
11 New York
12 A portion of the authors’ royalties is donated to the
13 United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
14Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
15 Fuller, R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster),
16 1895--1983
17 Humans in universe.
18 Includes index.
19 1. Fuller, R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster), 1895--1983. 2. Technology-Social aspects. 3. Civilization. I. Dil, Anwar S. II. Title.
20 TA14O.F9A36 1983 620’.0'.0092'4 [BJ83-17451
21 ISBN 0-89925-001-7
22 Copyright ľ 1983 by Buckminster Fuller and Anwar Dil. All Rights Reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who- may quote brief passages in a review.
23 Typesetting: Arthur Collignon, Berlin. Cover Design: Lothar K. Hildebrand Printed in the United States of America.
24 First American Edition