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*Rifkin, Jeremy (1980) "World Views" and "The Architects of the Mechanical World View" pp. 5-9, 19-29 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrbW5MdThmeFl1cWc/view?usp=sharing Link] 15pp. '''25 min''' | *Rifkin, Jeremy (1980) "World Views" and "The Architects of the Mechanical World View" pp. 5-9, 19-29 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrbW5MdThmeFl1cWc/view?usp=sharing Link] 15pp. '''25 min''' | ||
Rifkin is a social and economic theorist and activist, and a prolific author of two dozen books, some of which have been award-winning best-sellers. He defines world-view as a universal characteristic of human societies, discusses what he deems important elements of a current globally hegemonic world-view, traces their roots to writings of a handful of Western European thinkers, and asserts that an emergent world-view is in the process of upending the old. | Rifkin is a social and economic theorist and activist, and a prolific author of two dozen books, some of which have been award-winning best-sellers. He defines world-view as a universal characteristic of human societies, discusses what he deems important elements of a current globally hegemonic world-view, traces their roots to writings of a handful of Western European thinkers, and asserts that an emergent world-view is in the process of upending the old. | ||
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*Tart, Charles. (2001). "Consensus Trance." ''Waking Up.'' pp. 85–106. [https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8dQDga7c8qYMWFCdFBkZFpFUGM Link] 22pp. '''35 min''' | *Tart, Charles. (2001). "Consensus Trance." ''Waking Up.'' pp. 85–106. [https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8dQDga7c8qYMWFCdFBkZFpFUGM Link] 22pp. '''35 min''' | ||
Tart, a psychologist, describes the process of enculturation and cultural maintenance as analogous to that of hypnotic induction, and encourages readers to escape bounds on thought and action imposed by accident of birth to become more consciously constructed selves. | Tart, a psychologist, describes the process of enculturation and cultural maintenance as analogous to that of hypnotic induction, and encourages readers to escape bounds on thought and action imposed by accident of birth to become more consciously constructed selves. | ||
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*Edwards, David. (1999). "The Limits of the Possible." ''Burning All Illusions.'' pp. 1-3. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrR2tsTS1WMkJzbk9DQlJLdWJsYTRwOGw3OVJB/view?usp=sharing Link] 3pp. '''5 min''' | *Edwards, David. (1999). "The Limits of the Possible." ''Burning All Illusions.'' pp. 1-3. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrR2tsTS1WMkJzbk9DQlJLdWJsYTRwOGw3OVJB/view?usp=sharing Link] 3pp. '''5 min''' | ||
Edwards, a journalist, asserts that the illusion of freedom is an impediment to freedom. He warns us that chains of our era, more subtle than of those prior, are of equal or greater strength, and urges us to question within and without so that we may loosen or break them. | Edwards, a journalist, asserts that the illusion of freedom is an impediment to freedom. He warns us that chains of our era, more subtle than of those prior, are of equal or greater strength, and urges us to question within and without so that we may loosen or break them. | ||
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*Questions of Worldview Summary [http://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Worldview_Elements Link] <100 words '''5 min''' (Think about these questions. Maybe learn a bit of vocabulary.) | *Questions of Worldview Summary [http://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Worldview_Elements Link] <100 words '''5 min''' (Think about these questions. Maybe learn a bit of vocabulary.) | ||
I've digested and summarized a few central ideas of Belgian philosopher Leo Apostel to provide a starting point for examining and for reconstructing world-view. | I've digested and summarized a few central ideas of Belgian philosopher Leo Apostel to provide a starting point for examining and for reconstructing world-view. | ||
| + | *Edwards, David. (2006). "Dangerous Minds." ''Atlantic Free Press.'' [http://www.medialens.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58:dangerous-minds&catid=4:cogitations&Itemid=36 Link] 7 pp. Edwards argues that we shape society with pursuit of profit and power. He asserts that we structure education to strip away freedom and make us willing slaves. He encourages us to see this and break free. | ||
Revision as of 17:30, 31 March 2017
Core Readings
- Rifkin, Jeremy (1980) "World Views" and "The Architects of the Mechanical World View" pp. 5-9, 19-29 Link 15pp. 25 min
Rifkin is a social and economic theorist and activist, and a prolific author of two dozen books, some of which have been award-winning best-sellers. He defines world-view as a universal characteristic of human societies, discusses what he deems important elements of a current globally hegemonic world-view, traces their roots to writings of a handful of Western European thinkers, and asserts that an emergent world-view is in the process of upending the old.
- Tart, Charles. (2001). "Consensus Trance." Waking Up. pp. 85–106. Link 22pp. 35 min
Tart, a psychologist, describes the process of enculturation and cultural maintenance as analogous to that of hypnotic induction, and encourages readers to escape bounds on thought and action imposed by accident of birth to become more consciously constructed selves.
- Edwards, David. (1999). "The Limits of the Possible." Burning All Illusions. pp. 1-3. Link 3pp. 5 min
Edwards, a journalist, asserts that the illusion of freedom is an impediment to freedom. He warns us that chains of our era, more subtle than of those prior, are of equal or greater strength, and urges us to question within and without so that we may loosen or break them.
- Questions of Worldview Summary Link <100 words 5 min (Think about these questions. Maybe learn a bit of vocabulary.)
I've digested and summarized a few central ideas of Belgian philosopher Leo Apostel to provide a starting point for examining and for reconstructing world-view.
- Edwards, David. (2006). "Dangerous Minds." Atlantic Free Press. Link 7 pp. Edwards argues that we shape society with pursuit of profit and power. He asserts that we structure education to strip away freedom and make us willing slaves. He encourages us to see this and break free.
