Sustainable history and the dignity of man : a philosophy of history and civilisational triumph
"Sustainable History and the Dignity of Man is a new philosophy of history. This volume outlines how sustainable history is propelled by good governance, which balances the tension between the attributes of human nature - emotionality, amorality and egoisms - and human dignity needs, such as reason, security, human rights, accountability, transparency, justice, opportunity, innovation and inclusiveness. The author proposes minimum criteria for good governance that are sensitive to local cultures and histories but meet certain common global values to ensure maximum and sustainable moral and political cooperation. Using an ocean model of a single collective human civilisation, the author argues that we should think in terms of a common human story that is comprised of multiple geo-cultural domains and sub-cultures with a history of mutual borrowing and synergies. The author argues that, today, all geo-cultural domains must succeed if humanity as a whole is to triumph. This collective triumph will also depend on reason and a recognition that a great deal of knowledge is indeterminate and may be temporally, spatially and perhaps culturally constrained, as is outlined in the author s new theory of knowledge: "Neuro-rational Physicalism"."--Jacket
Print Book, English, ©2009
Lit ; Distributed in North America by Transaction Publishers, Zürich, New Brunswick [N.J.], ©2009
464 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 22 cm
9783643800053, 3643800053
339985942
Introduction
Part 1: The foundations of life
Part 2: Civilisational triumph and sustainable history
Part 3: History and the future of human and trans-human civilisation
Glossary
Index