Comprehensivist Wednesdays held its first event on 15 July 2020. This series of weekly events is designed for comprehensivists who are also known as transdisciplinarians, Renaissance humanists, homo universalis, and polymaths. Buckminster Fuller expanded on these traditions with the idea of comprehensivity: the state or quality of pursuing comprehensive comprehensions comprehensively. Fuller described the approach as “macro-comprehensive and micro-incisive”.
The series is being organized by emcee Shrikant Rangnekar of 52 Living Ideas in collaboration with CJ Fearnley of Collaborating for Comprehensivism and the Greater Philadelphia Thinking Society.
Recent Past Events including video links and essays
- 15 July 2020: Why Be a Comprehensivist?— a Panel Discussion (Event Page at 52 Living Ideas) (Event Page at Thinking Society)
- 22 July 2020: Louis Sullivan’s Ideas & Art of Expression with Sherri Tracinski and Shrikant Rangnekar (Event Page at 52 Living Ideas)
- Video (2h 19m): “Louis Sullivan’s Ideas: An Introduction”
- CJ Fearnley said, “I am excited to learn of so many parallels between the thinking of Louis Sullivan and Buckminster Fuller.”
- 29 July 2020: Humanity’s Great Traditions of Inquiry and Action with CJ Fearnley (Event Page at 52 Living Ideas) (Event Page at Thinking Society)
Event Pages include full event descriptions, any additional resources recommended to further explore the subject, and any comments from participants.
There is a YouTube playlist with all videos from the “Comprehensivist Wednesdays” series (click here).
Forthcoming events in August
In order to RSVP to attend these events, you must join either the 52 Living Ideas meetup or the Greater Philadelphia Thinking Society meetup. Joining either group will require joining Meetup.com which is a free on-line service with strong privacy controls. Once you are a member, you can RSVP to join the event from the link to its Event Page.
- 5 August 2020: Most Effective Habit Change Method & Optimizing Everything with Spencer Greenberg (Event Page at Thinking Society)
- 12 August 2020: The Necessities and Impossibilities of Comprehensivism with CJ Fearnley
- 19 August 2020: Polymaths of the 21st Century with Dr. Angela Cotellessa
- 26 August 2020: The Art-Experience and The Nature of Our Identities with Karen Montanaro
Mailing List
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Addendum: Other Comprehensivist Wednesday's Series News Releases
- “Comprehensivist Wednesdays” begins 15 July 2020 @9-11PM EDT
- August 2020 Update on Comprehensivist Wednesdays
- September 2020 Update on Comprehensivist Wednesdays
- October 2020 Update on Comprehensivist Wednesdays
- November 2020 Update on Comprehensivist Wednesdays
- December 2020 Update on Comprehensivist Wednesdays
- January 2021 Update on Comprehensivist Wednesdays
- March 2021 Update on Comprehensivist Wednesdays
- April 2021 Update on Comprehensivist Wednesdays
- June 2021 Update on Comprehensivist Wednesdays
