Superorganism

Toward a New Social Contract for Our Endangered Species

AvPeter A. Corning

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

Del i serien Elements in Applied Evolutionary Science

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Beskrivning

As evidence of our global survival crisis continues to mount, the expression 'too little, too late' comes to mind. We all live in an interdependent world which has an increasingly shared fate. We are participants in an emerging global 'superorganism' that is dependent on close cooperation. Indeed, positive synergy (cooperative effects) has been the key to our evolutionary success as a species. However, our ultimate fate is now in jeopardy. Going forward, we must either create a more effective global society (with collective self-governance) or our species will very likely be convulsed by mass starvation, waves of desperate migrants, and lethal social conﬂict. The greatest threat we may face is each other, and a regression into tribalism and violent conﬂict. This Element has a more hopeful prescription for a new global social contract. It is based on the many examples of superorganisms - socially organized species - in the natural world, and in evolution.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-08-03
Mått:152 x 228 x 5 mm
Vikt:150 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Elements in Applied Evolutionary Science
Antal sidor:90
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781009400428

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'This is a remarkable book. Peter Corning is one of those rare scholars who can span both the social sciences and biology, to show the importance of our human capacities and natural environment in understanding and dealing with the huge challenges for our future. Against the simplistic solutions offered by the populisms of the left and right, Corning lays out a way forward with a deep understanding of the complexities involved. This is a clarion call for local, national and global cooperation to deal with urgent problems affecting the future of humanity. No one should ignore this message.' Geoffrey M. Hodgson, Emeritus Professor in Management at Loughborough University London, Editor in Chief, Journal of Institutional Economics, President of the Darwin Club for Social Science, Founder of the World Interdisciplinary Network for Institutional Research (WINIR), Secretary of Millennium Economics Ltd. and author of many pathbreaking books, including the forthcoming The Wealth of a Nation (Princeton University Press, 2023).

Innehållsförteckning

1. A Preview of the Near Future; 2. 'The Future Is Not What It Used to Be'; 3. The Lessons of History: Past, Present, and Future; 4. 'Unite or Die'; 5. Building a Superorganism; 6. The Next 'Major Transition' in Evolution; Bibliography.