Indignity signals an abuse of power—or put the other way round, the abuse of power is incompatible with the principle of inviolate human dignity. Rooting out rankism therefore represents an incremental, programmatic approach toward the establishment of universal human dignity.
Robert Fuller taught physics at Columbia University in New York, where he co-authored the classic text Mathematics for Classical and Quantum Physics. He then served as president of Oberlin College and, subsequently, worked internationally as a 'citizen diplomat' to promote democracy in developing nations. He has four children, and lives in Berkeley, California.
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This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada. Ce projet est financé en partie par le gouvernement du Canada.