[bksvol-discuss] Re: OT Re: Nonfiction Submission: A Cosmist Manifesto
- From: Scott Rains <scottr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 09:04:39 -0700
Misha,
I confirmed your recollection with Collection development. Yes, Creative
Commons books may validly be added to Bookshare.
Scott Rains
On 8/2/11 5:59 AM, "Mike" <mlsestak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>The blog itself is an earlier version, plus comments by readers, and
>some responses by the author, but it now also has a link to the final
>version, which is what Evan must have scanned from a paper copy.
>
>I don't remember the title of the book, but several months ago someone
>asked about putting a creative commons book in bookshare and the
>response was that it is a form of copyright so there is no problem with
>the book going into bookshare.
>
>Misha
>
>On 8/2/2011 12:23 AM, Bob W wrote:
>> Wow that's interesting.
>>
>> I wonder if bookshare will replace Evan's book once it's in the
>>collection?
>> I've seen other books created under a creative commons license in the
>> collection.
>>
>> The author mentions the blog in the preface to the book, but I was
>>under the
>> impression that it was a working copy of the book not the final version.
>> I'll have to go check it out.
>>
>> Thanks Misha.
>>
>> Bob
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Mike"<mlsestak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To:<bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 1:11 AM
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] OT Re: Nonfiction Submission: A Cosmist
>>Manifesto
>>
>>
>> It turns out "A Cosmist Manifesto" is a creative commons book. You can
>> check out the history of the book from the author's blog link below and
>> from there you can find a link to either just download a PDF, or buy the
>> paper version from Amazon.
>>
>> http://cosmistmanifesto.blogspot.com/
>>
>> By the way, I'm not implying Evan was OT, just saying I am OT in that my
>> post is not about scanning or proofing the book for bookshare.
>>
>> Misha
>>
>> On 8/1/2011 10:10 PM, Mike wrote:
>>> I'll have to look for it. I have a book of Tsiolkovski's writings,
>>> both fiction and science, but never heard of Cosmism.
>>>
>>> Misha
>>>
>>> On 8/1/2011 5:12 PM, Bob W wrote:
>>>> Sorry folks, I got this one.
>>>> It sounds like Evan had an epiphany after reading this book and I
>>>> wanted to see what all the excitement was about..
>>>> Bob
>>>> "Candy is dandy,
>>>> but liquor is quicker."
>>>> Ogden Nash
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> *From:* Evan Reese<mailto:mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> *To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> <mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> *Sent:* Monday, August 01, 2011 3:29 PM
>>>> *Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] Nonfiction Submission: A Cosmist
>>>> Manifesto
>>>>
>>>> Hello Folks,
>>>> I just submitted A Cosmist Manifesto: Practical Philosophy for
>>>>the
>>>> Posthuman Age by Ben Goertzel.
>>>> It has been completely read through, completely spell checked,
>>>>all
>>>> page numbers and page breaks accounted for, all running headers
>>>> removed, and all fonts adjusted.
>>>> Here's the info from the back cover:
>>>>
>>>> The term Cosmism was introduced by [Konstantin] Tsiolkovsky and
>>>> other Russian Cosmists around 1900. Goertzel's Cosmist Manifesto
>>>> gives it new life and a new twist for the 21st Century.
>>>>
>>>> Cosmism, as Goertzel presents it is a practical philosophy for
>>>>the
>>>> posthuman era. Rooted in Western and Eastern philosophy as well
>>>>as
>>>> modern technology and science, it is a way of understanding
>>>> ourselves and our universe that makes sense now, and will /keep
>>>>on
>>>> making sense /as advanced technology exerts its transformative
>>>> impact as the future unfolds.
>>>>
>>>> Among the many topics considered are AI, nanotechnology,
>>>> uploading, immortality, psychedelics, meditation, future social
>>>> structures, psi phenomena, alien and cetacean intelligence and
>>>>the
>>>> Singularity. The Cosmist perspective is shown to make plain old
>>>> common sense of even the wildest future possibilities.
>>>>
>>>> This is a marvelous little book, and I hope that it will inspire
>>>> many others as it has inspired me.
>>>>
>>>> Evan
>>>>
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