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Robert Anton Wilson

1932 - 2007

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Robert Anton Wilson (born Robert Edward Wilson; January 18, 1932 – January 11, 2007) was an American writer, futurist, psychologist, and self-described agnostic mystic. Recognized within Discordianism as an Episkopos, pope and saint, Wilson helped publicize Discordianism through his writings and interviews. In 1999 he described his work as an "attempt to break down conditioned associations, to look at the world in a new way, with many models recognized as models or maps, and no one model elevated to the truth". Wilson's goal was "to try to get people into a state of generalized agnosticism, not agnosticism about God alone but agnosticism about everything." In addition to writing several science-fiction novels, Wilson also wrote non-fiction books on extrasensory perception, mental telepathy, metaphysics, paranormal experiences, conspiracy theory, sex, drugs, and what Wilson called "quantum psychology". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Anton Wilson is the 1,002nd most popular philosopher (down from 941st in 2019), the 5,337th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,129th in 2019) and the 45th most popular American Philosopher.

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Among philosophers, Robert Anton Wilson ranks 1,002 out of 1,267. Before him are Evald Ilyenkov, Tariq Ramadan, Jacques Cujas, Ram Dass, Jaime Balmes, and Dominicus Gundissalinus. After him are Herbert Feigl, Ernst Tugendhat, Thomas Arnold, Richard Swinburne, Critolaus, and Zhang Binglin.

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Among people born in 1932, Robert Anton Wilson ranks 256. Before him are Patsy Cline, Ted Cassidy, Joanna Chmielewska, Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, Joe Engle, and Banharn Silpa-archa. After him are Phyllida Law, Olga Fikotová, Eileen Brennan, Alfonso Arau, Carlyle Glean, and Katherine Paterson. Among people deceased in 2007, Robert Anton Wilson ranks 207. Before him are Stephen Fumio Hamao, Toše Proeski, Michael Brecker, Luis Herrera Campins, Alice Coltrane, and Kirill Lavrov. After him are Fons Rademakers, Milan Jelić, Bruno Mattei, Zara Dolukhanova, Pierre Granier-Deferre, and Bruno Ruffo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Anton Wilson ranks 5,337 out of 20,380. Before him are Playboi Carti (1996), Sally Kirkland (1941), 6ix9ine (1996), Shere Hite (1942), Gregory Hines (1946), and Arsenio Hall (1956). After him are Roseanne Barr (1952), Albert Ayler (1936), Jim Courier (1970), Jimmy Douglas (1898), Hot Rod Hundley (1934), and John Tukey (1915).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, Robert Anton Wilson ranks 45. Before him are Helen Parkhurst (1886), Stanley Cavell (1926), Sandra Harding (1935), David Lewis (1941), Peter Lamborn Wilson (1945), and Ram Dass (1931). After him are Lysander Spooner (1808), Lon L. Fuller (1902), Hubert Dreyfus (1929), Mary Whiton Calkins (1863), Susan George (1934), and Amina Wadud (1952).

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