R.S. Pearson (right) and Billy Lamont in the Huntington, NY cafe "Book Revue" which was the set of a filmed interview in February of 2006.
(This press release was released in 1996).
Optimistic futurist writer Robert Pearson believes a new
use of
language
can be the solution to many problems the world faces today. He is the
founder of Creative Virtue Press and
ParaMind Brainstorming Software, a company that produces a visionary
software
program for Windows and Mac.
The ParaMind program works
by
using an idea of getting every useful idea possible by the "exhaustion of
the
interaction of words." Pearson believes that we are able to find every
solutions for almost all problems by a new use of language. The theory of the
program
was developed by Pearson while still a college student. "If our
dictionary
contains all the words in our library and the books in our library are the
words in
that dictionary combined in different ways, I believe by an intelligent
recombination of the interaction of words we will come up with new books,
even
new libraries. The ParaMind Brainstorming Program is the software created for that
purpose."
Another of Pearson's ideas is his version of biodegradable
technology. It is a totally original and futuristic look at
possible technology.
It describes
that in the future we will develop a technology from the
fusion of
electronics, plant genetics, and other sciences which will be totally
advanced
technogically but which will be very good for the earth, providing fresh
air in the
process. Pearson has written a novella called Infinite Optimism which
describes
our world in the near future when environmental problems are solved yet
which
remains technologically advanced.
The other major work by Pearson is one which underlies the others.
He
calls it Virtuism. Virtuism is an aesethetic theory that states that acts
of virtue produce the aesthetic experience. Pearson explains, "When you see someone
doing something especially beneficial for someone, inside you feel, "Oh,
wow,
that's really nice." When your in a great museum, and see a great work
of art,
likewise, inside your feel, "Oh wow, that's really nice." Linking these
two ideas
together is the idea behind these art manifestoes.
"The ideas behind Virtuism were the influence that drove some of
my
other writings. The new use of language has always been a key to me for
knowledge. Words are very powerful, and new combinations of words are
like
the wondrous buidling blocks to new worlds, new ideas, new cures for
disease.
Words can bring new love in our hearts." Pearson thinks that language has
gotten a bad rap in our present culture. "People have all kinds of negative
jargon against this great tool that God gave us. People say that talk is cheap, that
thinking a
lot about words/language is done to manipulate people against their
wishes, and that language can't really express what we are feeling.
I think people should think more about what they are saying here.
When was the last time they read a book by a really great author and
considered what they were saying beforehand about language? My work tries to free language
to
encompass all we that are capable of. The gift of language is our
greatest gift, and it's up to us to use it to its full potential. "
Pearson used the Internet to spread his writings since 1994.
"I have
links going to it from universities, private home pages, and collections
of 'hot
sites.' Over 180 different universities, people or organizations have
linked to
my web page, something I'm very proud of. The odd thing is that they come
in
from all areas of life. For the ParaMind work, I'm in academic linguistics,
software
company, and "cyberspace culture" listings For the biodegradable
technology ideas, I'm in manufacturing science and environmental listings,
and for the
Virtuism work. art and philosophy listings. I guess people can't
pigeonhole me very well!"
Pearson is also a poet, but doesn't identify with a lot of today's
poetry. "To me, poetry is something very functional.
It's
like an educationary experience, something like driver's education.
The Virtuism ideas help it to be that
way, because
I'm only
interested in poetry in that functional way -- to
exhilerate the
mind and to encourage the spirit. "
Interviews of R.S. Pearson done in
1995
and 1999 and 2005.
Robert Pearson's web pages can be reached at
http://www.rspearson.com/. The ParaMind
Brainstorming web site is at www.paramind.net.
An hour long conversation between Billy Lamont and R.S. Pearson
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