Jean-Pierre Ady Fenyo
From Philosopedia.org
Jean-Pierre Ady Fenyo (July 23, 1964 - ) is an independent self-educated Philosopher, author and intellectual. It is hard to classify him, but some would say his ideas are a mix of aspects of Relativism, Empiricism, Ethical Absolutism and Rationalism, with some aspects of Pantheism in his Metaphysical ideas. He is neither an Atheist nor a Dogmatist and has labeled himself as a Infinite Dualistic Realist. Fenyo's most original philosophical work, "The Most Important Thought" (based on an earlier copyrighted work titled "Infinitism: Secret Key to the Doors of Wisdom", Silver Line Books, 1994), is on the practical intellectual and socio-psychological benefits of contemplating the infinite. During the 1980s he lived in New York City, mostly in Greenwich Village, where he became a contemporary of avant-garde artists and intellectuals, including his late friends Quentin Crisp, Andy Warhol, Jean Michel Basquiat to name a few. He wrote thought-provoking poetry, short fiction and invented a form of painting called Oboidism, the result of ink-laden bubbles on watercolor and magazine paper. Among those philosophers and intellectuals that have influenced his ideas are Spinoza, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Jefferson, Thomas, Giordano Bruno, Mohandas Gandhi and Albert Einstein. His first claim to fame was at the age of 23 as The Original New York City Free Advice Man or simply, as written up in The New Yorker (August 17, 1987), The Free Advice Man, was as a street-corner sidewalk Socratic thinker whose sign was an invitation for practically anyone to engage him in a deep Socratic dialogue about virtually any topic. He has since gained recognition as a progressive political thinker within the Democratic Party and contributes regularly to the DNC BLOG-site. However, his main activity is as Founder & Director of The Infinity Society (Universal & International). Further information about him can be found at Wikinfo.org and his organization is listed with Idealist.org and on Epistemelinks.com
Some things he is known to say:
"Infinity is the most important thought and Love is the most important emotion." "Each and every person is infinitely unique!" "It is the responsibility of those who are already enlightened to enlighten others." "Do unto others as they really want to be done unto or do not unto them anything at all." "Homelessness is a prison without walls, windows, toilets and showers." "Infinity is infinitely more than you ever imagined it could be!" "Though we are of different complexions of skin our shadows are of the same shade." "Those who are denied the means to do good will do bad!" "Those who think that those who are ignorant should already know any better are no less ignorant." "Having nothing is infinitely better than being nobody." "When I was little I used to think that Physicians were people who fizzed a lot."
