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Inventor and futuristIntellectual life1948–

Ray Kurzweil

An American inventor and futurist, Kurzweil popularized transhumanism and the Singularity, predicting the fusion of humans and machines and the radical expansion of human capacities through technology.

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Center
Closest Ideology
Ordoliberalism
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1948–
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Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Near midpoint
    Federal47.5%
    Unitary52.5%
  • Representation

    Strong · Democracy
    Democracy70%
    Autocracy30%
  • Civil liberties

    Strong · Liberty
    Security25%
    Liberty75%
  • Cultural integration

    Strong · Multicultural
    Assimilation26.3%
    Multicultural73.7%
  • Conflict resolution

    Strong · Negotiation
    Military force25%
    Negotiation75%
  • Foreign involvement

    Leaning · Non-Intervention
    Non-Intervention65%
    Interventionist35%
  • Ownership

    Leaning · Private
    Public37.5%
    Private62.5%
  • Economic coordination

    Leaning · Markets
    State direction32.5%
    Markets67.5%
  • International trade

    Strong · Free trade
    Protectionism23.8%
    Free trade76.2%
  • Religion & state

    Strong · Secular
    Secular76.3%
    Religious23.7%
  • Social norms

    Leaning · Progressive
    Progressive67.5%
    Traditionalist32.5%
  • Technology & precaution

    Very strong · Acceleration
    Acceleration86.3%
    Ecologist13.7%

What distinguishes Ray Kurzweil

Largest median distance

Civil liberties

This position is 30.0 points from the median of the 449 figure profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 55% SecurityRay Kurzweil 25% Security

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Distribution of power

This position is 12.0 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 36% FederalRay Kurzweil 48% Federal

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.