PURPOSE:
To generate breakthroughs in our understandings of evolutionary directionality and emergent complexity and to apply these insights individually and collectively in ways that further human fulfillment and the thrival of all life.
OUR SHARED INQUIRY:
How do we understand, interpret, and apply the evolutionary worldview offered by mainstream and emerging sciences to facilitate a positive impact on the evolution of humanity and the natural world?
MORE SPECIFICALLY:
A. We want to better understand the dynamics of evolutionary emergent complexity, especially the relationship between cooperative processes and various stressors competition, natural cataclysm, war, technological innovations, etc. in biological and cultural evolution.
B. We want to better understand the various ways evolutionary science has been interpreted with respect to the future evolution of humanity and Earth: What are possible evolutionary dynamics and trajectories?
C. We want to explore how to actively influence our evolutionary trajectory in favorable directions. How can we work with evolution instead of being merely subject to it or blindly playing out destructive roles? How can we use our growing knowledge of cosmic, biological, and cultural evolution to advance wisdom that can be beneficently applied.
PARTICIPANTS: (Click on name or scroll down)
Tom Atlee, Connie Barlow, Juanita Brown, Bill Buckley, David Christian, Dwight Collins, Christopher Corbally, Michael Dowd, Mark Dubois, Jay Earley, Duane Elgin, Cheryl Genet, Russell Genet, David Gershon, Mike Gravel, Peggy Holman, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Les Ihara, Mark Jones, Kevin W. Kelley, David Loye, Nancy Margulies, Llyn Peabody, Carter Phipps, Paul Ray, Paul Raynault, Vicki Robin, Elisabet Sahtouris, John Stewart, Brian Swimme, Mary Evelyn Tucker |