An Intimate History of Humanity by Theodore Zeldin (1995)

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Knowledge Is Not Power Knowledge is an expression of the shared responsibilities for the collective well-being of humanity

Gurteen Knowledge Blog   July 2, 2021, 16:16I have written in my blook that knowledge alone is not power. But I rather like this definition of knowledge by Jeremy Rifkin in his book The Empathic Civilization. Knowledge Letter: Issue: 253 (Subscribe)Tags: humanity (21) | Jeremy Rifkin (3) | knowledge (64) | power (19) | responsibility (49)RSS: Blog … Continue reading Knowledge Is Not Power Knowledge is an expression of the shared responsibilities for the collective well-being of humanity

For the Human Species to Evolve, the Conversation Must Deepen Margaret Mead

For the human species to evolve, the conversation must deepen. Credit: Margaret Mead Posts where this quotation is embedded A Brief History of Knowledge 200,000 years of human history Artificial and Natural Intelligence Exploring the essential difference between natural and artificial forms of intelligence Changing Minds Through Conversation The role of conversation in Derek Black’s transformation Conclusion: Two Worlds … Continue reading For the Human Species to Evolve, the Conversation Must Deepen Margaret Mead

Love Is the Answer Elon Musk

It may seem corny, but love is the answer. Credit: Elon Musk Posts where this quotation is embedded A Brief History of Knowledge 200,000 years of human history Artificial and Natural Intelligence Exploring the essential difference between natural and artificial forms of intelligence Changing Minds Through Conversation The role of conversation in Derek Black’s transformation Conclusion: Two Worlds Living … Continue reading Love Is the Answer Elon Musk

Love and Compassion Are Necessities, Not Luxuries Dalai Lama

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive. Credit: Dalai Lama Posts where this quotation is embedded A Brief History of Knowledge 200,000 years of human history Artificial and Natural Intelligence Exploring the essential difference between natural and artificial forms of intelligence Changing Minds Through Conversation The role of conversation in Derek Black’s transformation Conclusion: … Continue reading Love and Compassion Are Necessities, Not Luxuries Dalai Lama

Hard to Be Human: Overcoming Our Five Cognitive Design Flaws by Ted Cadsby (2021)

We are oddly paradoxical creatures who long to be happy while creating our own suffering. We replay past anguish, anticipate future distress, and stew in self-righteous anger. In Hard to Be Human, Ted Cadsby focuses on five cognitive design flaws that foster underthinking and overreacting and reveals powerful strategies to overcome them. Greedy reductionism Addiction … Continue reading Hard to Be Human: Overcoming Our Five Cognitive Design Flaws by Ted Cadsby (2021)

The Human Swarm: How Our Societies Arise, Thrive, and Fall by Mark W. Moffett (2019)

If a chimpanzee ventures into the territory of a different group, it will almost certainly be killed. But a New Yorker can fly to Los Angeles–or Borneo–with very little fear. Psychologists have done little to explain this: for years, they have held that our biology puts a hard upper limit–about 150 people–on the size of … Continue reading The Human Swarm: How Our Societies Arise, Thrive, and Fall by Mark W. Moffett (2019)

The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber and David Wengrow (2022)

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The Risks Posed by Artificial Intelligence A conversation between Nate Hagens and Daniel Schmachtenberger

Gurteen Knowledge Blog   June 2, 2023, 14:32I hope you are familiar with the work of Daniel Schmachtenberger. Daniel is a futurist, philosopher, and thought leader in complex systems, existential risk, and global cooperation. In this recent conversation, Artificial Intelligence and The Superorganism with Nate Hagens, Daniel discusses the risk posed by artificial intelligence (AI) to our … Continue reading The Risks Posed by Artificial Intelligence A conversation between Nate Hagens and Daniel Schmachtenberger

We Are Stardust We are literally part of the universe, not separate from it

Introduction: Our Evolutionary Journey Our Past Evolutionary Journey Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter We have an anthropocentric tendency to see ourselves separate from the rest of the universe – as if we are somehow above or distinct from the natural world. Yet, when we examine things closely, we find that we are an intimate … Continue reading We Are Stardust We are literally part of the universe, not separate from it

What Is the Purpose of Humanity ** What is our collective purpose?

What Is the Purpose of Life? ** Longtermism Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter “What is the purpose of humanity?” contemplates the meaning of humanity as a whole. Not “What is my purpose?” but “What is our collective purpose?” The purpose of humanity, specifically in the context of society, like the previous two questions … Continue reading What Is the Purpose of Humanity ** What is our collective purpose?

Longtermism Doing the most good possible from a civilization-scale perspective

What Is the Purpose of Humanity ** Introduction: Our Evolutionary Journey Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter Longtermism is a philosophy focused on doing the most cumulative good possible from a civilization-scale perspective. It argues we should prioritize reducing existential risks and positively shaping humanity’s long-term potential, as the future contains vast potential value. … Continue reading Longtermism Doing the most good possible from a civilization-scale perspective