John F. Sase

Author, economist, and educator; Ph.D.; author of guidebooks on Fuller's thought.

John F. Sase, Ph.D., is the author of A View from the Bridge of Spaceship Earth: Reflections on the Thoughts and Teachings of R. Buckminster Fuller, a guidebook that accompanies readers through Fuller's classic Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth. Sase situates Fuller's words — first published between the Summer of Love during the escalation of the Vietnam War in 1967 and the Kent State Shootings in 1970 — as just as relevant today as when they first appeared. The book serves as an interpretive companion, making Fuller's dense, visionary prose accessible to a contemporary readership.

Relationship to Fuller

Relationship: influenced-by-fuller. Sase's connection to R. Buckminster Fuller is pedagogical and interpretive. Through A View from the Bridge of Spaceship Earth, he acts as a guide to Fuller's thought, walking readers through Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth with reflections and commentary that bridge Fuller's mid-century insights to present-day concerns. The book's framing — explicitly noting the historical context of the Vietnam War era in which Fuller wrote — positions Fuller as a thinker whose planetary perspective transcends its moment. Sase's contribution is that of an educator who extends Fuller's reach by making his ideas legible to new audiences.

See Also

• A View from the Bridge of Spaceship Earth (A View from the Bridge of Spaceship Earth) — the guidebook he authored

Sources

• A View from the Bridge of Spaceship Earth (source reference) — Zotero record for the book