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1. thedailyvonnegut.com › kurt-vonneguts-humanism-anKurt Vonnegut’s Humanism: An Interview with Wayne Laufert ...

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   Apr 4, 2023 · In his late career book God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian, Kurt Vonnegut wrote, “I am a humanist, which means, in part, that I have tried to behave decently without any expectation of rewards or punishments after I’m dead.” Throughout his career, Vonnegut often wrote of his humanist views, tracing them back to his “freethinking” ancestors ...

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Kurt_VonnegutKurt Vonnegut - Wikipedia

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   The narrator, John, intends to write of Dr. Felix Hoenikker, one of the fictional fathers of the atomic bomb, seeking to cover the scientist's human side. Hoenikker, in addition to the bomb, has developed another threat to mankind, "ice-nine", solid water stable at room temperature, but more dense than liquid water.

4. thehumanist.com › magazine › summer-2022Behaving Decently: Kurt Vonnegut’s Humanism - TheHumanist.com

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   Jun 14, 2022 · While explaining humanism, it also gives the reader the first taste of Vonnegut’s version of this outlook, quoted from his introduction to God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian (1999), a slender compilation of his short radio scripts.

5. www.themarginalian.org › 2014/05/12 › kurt-vonnegutKurt Vonnegut on Reading, Boredom, Belonging, and Our Human ...

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   May 12, 2014 · Vonnegut moves on to the question of boredom and belonging: No matter what age any of us is now, we are going to be bored and lonely during what remains of our lives. We are so lonely because we don’t have enough friends and relatives. Human beings are supposed to live in stable, like-minded, extended families of fifty people or more.

6. www.npr.org › 2011/11/15 › 142350200Excerpt: And So It Goes: Kurt Vonnegut: A Life : NPR

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   Nov 15, 2011 · The truth was, despite his four published novels and scads of short stories in magazines found in doctors' waiting rooms, Kurt Vonnegut's writing career had been a nonstarter for years.

7. www.mentalfloss.com › article › 8821514 Fascinating Facts About Kurt Vonnegut - Mental Floss

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   Nov 7, 2022 · No, Kurt Vonnegut was not frat bros with Dr. Seuss. But the world-renowned author did love watching “Cheers.”

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   Is Kurt Vonnegut a humanist?

   • In his late career book God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian, Kurt Vonnegut wrote, “I am a humanist, which means, in part, that I have tried to behave decently without any expectation of rewards or punishments after I’m dead.” Throughout his career, Vonnegut often wrote of his humanist views, tracing them back to his “freethinking” ancestors in Indiana.

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   Did Kurt Vonnegut write like a human being?

   • The book Pity the Reader: On Writing with Style by Kurt Vonnegut and his longtime friend and former student Suzanne McConnell, published posthumously by Rosetta Books and Seven Stories Press in 2019, delves into the style, humor, and methodologies Vonnegut employed, including his belief that one should "Write like a human being.

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   What did Kurt Vonnegut write?

   • Best known as the eccentric author of Slaughterhouse-Five and Cat’s Cradle, Kurt Vonnegut filled his novels, plays, and short stories with irreverence, satire, and wry wit. He wrote about dystopian societies, disillusionment with war, and skepticism, particularly connecting with millions of readers in the 1960s counterculture.

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   What is Kurt Vonnegut if this isn't Nice?

   • “If this isn’t nice, what is?” Fragments of Kurt Vonnegut’s philosophy of life - ABC Religion & Ethics “If this isn’t nice, what is?” Fragments of Kurt Vonnegut’s philosophy of life Kurt Vonnegut (1922–2007) believed that writing was a form of pedagogy, and his commencement speeches are a distillation of his teachings.

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   What are some interesting facts about Kurt Vonnegut?

   • To celebrate his life and career, here are 14 fascinating facts about Kurt Vonnegut. 1. Kurt Vonnegut met his first wife in kindergarten. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on November 11, 1922, Vonnegut met his future wife, Jane, in kindergarten.

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   Should you feel bad about Kurt Vonnegut?

   • Hence nobody needs to feel bad if they could use some help navigating the life and work of one of the greatest authors of the twentieth century. But of special note is the fact that Kurt Vonnegut was named honorary president of the American Humanist Association in 1992.

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   May 27, 2020 · A fundamentalist atheist, who nevertheless touted the Sermon on Mount and described Jesus as “the most humane of human beings,” Vonnegut preached that in sharing our lives, “There’s only one rule that I know of, Goddamit, you’ve got to be kind!”