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Robert Wright

American journalist and author · United States · On the map · Journalists · Born 1957 · age 69

Robert Wright is an American author and journalist known for his wide-ranging interests in philosophy, society, science, history, politics, international relations, and religion.

Robert Wright is read about 95 times a day, in 15 languages.

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In their own words 2

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2 statements, newest first
  1. Maybe the growth of "God" signifies the existence of God.

    2009 · The Evolution of God. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2009, p. 286., Own words

  2. One chronicler of Eskimo life has observed, "the best place for [an Eskimo] to store his surplus is in someone else's stomach.

    2000 · Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny. New York: Pantheon Books, 2000, p. 20., Own words

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He has published five books: Three Scientists and Their Gods: Looking for Meaning in an Age of Information (1988), The Moral Animal (1994), Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny (1999), The Evolution of God (2009), and Why Buddhism is True (2017). Wright has taught at Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania; more recently, in 2019 he was Visiting Professor of Science and Religion at Union Theological Seminary, New York.

Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1957 · age 69

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