The historical roots and
development of how today we understand and manage existence and development. The problems
and difficulties we face, we create, and we have to deal with. The path and direction,
through the ages, human beings have taken in their conceptual and mental self-development.
The understanding, mental powers and abilities, mental skills and practices they
developed, how they developed and used them. Limits and shortcomings, problematic results
and consequences. Where to go from here. The direction we need to take in conceptual and
mental development, individually and as a species. The understanding, mental powers and
abilities, mental skills and practices we need to develop, to deal with persisting and
growing human individual, social and environmental problems and difficulties we face
around the world today.
The natural conditions of
existence and development, particularly human mental existence and mental development. The
conditions of mental existence at the dawn of human consciousness, and early human
responses. Fundamental human assumptions, approaches and practices of understanding and
managing existence and development, arising from early human responses. Development
through the ages of human fundamental assumptions, approaches and practices. Limits and
shortcomings, results and consequences of fundamental human assumptions, approaches and
practices. How today we understand and manage existence and development, problematic human
individual, social and environmental results and consequences. The direction of the
answers and solutions, the direction we need to take in conceptual and mental development,
individually and as a species.
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