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All too plausibly, it seems, popes and scientists are warning us of impending collapse—yet humanity and our fellow creatures could still be looking forward to a long and glorious future: at least a million years of peace and personal fulfilment, with abundant and diverse wildlife.
But to achieve this we need to re-think everything that we do and take for granted, from the day-to-day mundanities of growing and cooking, to the economy and methods of governance, to the most arcane reaches of science and metaphysics.
It all amounts to nothing less than a Renaissance—a re-birth—and the Renaissance to come must be driven and led by us, ordinary Joes and Jos, because the oligarchy of governments, corporates, financiers, and their attendant intellectuals who now dominate the world have largely lost touch with the moral and ecological realities of life.
The transformation won't be easy but—the good news!—millions of grassroots initiatives of all kinds the world over are already moving in the right directions.
Contents
Preface: What is and what could be
Part I: THE NATURE OF THE TASK
What's the problem? The human condition and the state of the world
Renaissance: an agenda for all humanity for the next million years
Part II: THE GOAL
Can human beings really be convivial?
A flourishing biosphere: Morality, Ecology, and a sense of the Sacred
Part III: ACTION
Jobs, crafts, and robots The absolute importance of Enlightened Agriculture A new food culture: 'Plenty of plants, not much meat, and maximum variety'
Part IV: INFRASTRUCTURE
What's gone wrong with the way we run things?
Governance
An economy fit for purpose
The law of the land
Part V: MINDSET
Good for everyone: the universal morality
Science
Metaphysics:The essential ingredient that's gone missing
The Arts
Part VI: THE FUTURE
Where do we go from here?
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