Jeremy Lent

The Web of Meaning (eBook, ePUB)

Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom to Find Our Place in the Universe

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"A profound personal meditation on human existence . . . weaving together . . . historic and contemporary thought on the deepest question of all: why are we here?" -Gabor Maté M.D., author, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts As our civilization careens toward climate breakdown, ecological destruction, and gaping inequality, people are losing their existential moorings. The dominant worldview of disconnection, which tells us we are split between mind and body, separate from each other, and at odds with the natural world, has been invalidated by modern science. Award-winning author Jeremy Lent, investigates humanity's age-old questions-Who am I? Why am I? How should I live?-from a fresh perspective, weaving together findings from modern systems thinking, evolutionary biology, and cognitive neuroscience with insights from Buddhism, Taoism, and Indigenous wisdom. The result is a breathtaking accomplishment: a rich, coherent worldview based on a deep recognition of connectedness within ourselves, between each other, and with the entire natural world. It offers a compelling foundation for a new philosophical framework that could enable humanity to thrive sustainably on a flourishing Earth. The Web of Meaning is for everyone looking for deep and coherent answers to the crisis of civilization. "One of the most brilliant and insightful minds of our age, Jeremy Lent has written one of the most essential and compelling books of our time." -David Korten, author, When Corporations Rule the World and The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community "We need, now more than ever, to figure out how to make all kinds of connections. This book can help-and therefore it can help with a lot of the urgent tasks we face." -Bill McKibben, author, Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: New Society Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 530
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781771423434
• Artikelnr.: 62138762

Autorenporträt

Jeremy Lent is the award-winning author of The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity's Search for Meaning and Requiem of the Human Soul. A former internet company CEO, he is founder of the non-profit Liology Institute dedicated to fostering an integrated, life-affirming worldview. He lives in Berkeley, California.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part One: Who Am I?
1. The Nameless Uncarved Wood
2. The Original AI: Animate Intelligence
3. The Most Important Relationship in Your Life
Part Two: Where Am I?
4. The Patterns of the Universe
5. The Harmonic Dance of Life
Part Three: What Am I?
6. The Deep Purpose of Life
7. The Tao in My Own Nature
Part Four: How Should I Live?
8. Flourishing as an Integrated Organism
9. Cultivating Integrated Values
10. Human/Nature
Part Five: Why Am I?
11. Everything Is Connected
12. From Fixed Self to Infinite Li: The Fractal Nature of Identity
Part Six: Where Are We Going?
13. Weaving a New Story of Meaning
Glossary
Further Reading
Acknowledgments
Notes
Permissions
Illustrations
Index
About the Author
About New Society Publishers