Paul Kurtz

Person · Open Library

Born

1925

Works

67

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

Teramo

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

1

Total plays

2

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. Nonparametric Estimation from Incomplete Observations

   · 1958 · cited 70,813x

2. “Mini-mental state”

   · 1975 · cited 68,268x

3. Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support

   · 2009 · cited 46,786x

4. Cytoscape: A Software Environment for Integrated Models of Biomolecular Interaction Networks

   · 2003 · cited 45,710x

5. SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python

   · 2020 · cited 36,455x

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Quotes

• “Free inquiry entails recognition of civil liberties as integral to its pursuit, that is, a free press, freedom of communication, the right to organize opposition parties and to join voluntary associations, and freedom to cultivate and publish the fruits of scientific, philosophical, artistic, literary, moral and religious freedom.”
• “Free inquiry requires that we tolerate diversity of opinion and that we respect the right of individuals to express their beliefs, however unpopular they may be, without social or legal prohibition or fear of success.”
• “Surely, if anyone were to come forth today claiming to be a messiah and preaching the message of Jesus, he would be considered crazy. There are thou- sands of similar bedraggled souls who have ended up in mental asylums. Jesus was so exasperating to the established authorities that they crucified him, a much worse fate. But was one of the reasons that he was psychotic? I do not mean to be unfair to Jesus, and no doubt devout Christians will be offended at the suggestion.”
• “The meaning of life is not to be discovered only after death in some hidden, mysterious realm; on the contrary, it can be found by eating the succulent fruit of the Tree of Life and by living in the here and now as fully and creatively as we can.”
• “Another explanation for the persistence of the paranormal, I submit, is due to the transcendental temptation. In my book by that name, I present the thesis that paranormal and religious phenomena have similar functions in human experience; they are expressions of a tendency to accept magical thinking. This temptation has such profound roots within human experience and culture that it constantly reasserts itself.”
• “I believe that a person should take an affirmative outlook. There are always problems in life, old and new, uncertainties, and unexpected contingencies. The optimal way to deal with this is not to give up in despair, but to move ahead using the best intelligence and resources that we have to overcome adversity.”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Paul

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Newark

Place of death

Amherst

Occupation

writer

Educated at

Columbia University

Employer

University at Buffalo

Languages spoken

English language

Religion

atheism

Field of work

philosophy

Movement

secular humanism

Conflict

World War II

Official website

paulkurtz.net

Image

Paul Kurtz 1979.jpg

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