Dear John & Co Big History = Grand Narrative = Tree of Knowledge We are all on the same page here, regardless of whether we are re-working the very foundations of history production or doing a serious futurology of ideas. Grounding, grounding, grounding, to then aim as high as necessary for humanity to regain its self-confidence as a species. Deep-human rather than post-human or trans-human. I would love to get involved with the ToK work, if nothing else as your Ambassador to Europe for now. As a matter of fact, I could not think of anything more important to do. Best intentions Alexander Den lör 30 mars 2019 kl 19:20 skrev JOHN TORDAY <[log in to unmask]>: > Dear ToK Society, I applaud the effort of the ToK Executive Committee to > try and devise a means of rectifying the immense confusion generated by the > WWW, for lack of a better way to express the problem. Starting with the > conflating of information and knowledge as if they are one and the same, > and (perhaps) ending with the way that computer technology feeds into our > already over the top narcissism, somehow there has to be a way to reassert > relavent values into the processes of thought and action. I know that I am > not a social scientist, but I am a member of society, so I have a deep > concern for the direction that we as a species are (inadvertently) > divesting ourselves of our past and tossing a Hail Mary pass. In my own > small way I have joined forces with the Big History movement fostered by > David Christian, a historian from Australia who teaches world history > starting with the Big Bang. I have attached a paper to be publlshed in The > Big History Journal (in press) merging of evolutionary biology and history > as a way of 'appreciating' how we are connected through such big picture > concepts as a continuum, not as silos of disconnected thoughts. As > academicians we have a responsibility to do something about the chaotic way > in which society has been disrupted by computerization. It's only a tool, > not a life style dammit! > > Sincerely, > > John Torday > Professor of Pediatrics > Obstetrics and Gynecology > Evolutionary Medicine > UCLA > > On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 6:00 AM Henriques, Gregg - henriqgx < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Dear TOK Society Members, >> >> >> >> I am pleased to share with you a blog the TOK Executive Committee >> (i.e., Edward Kroger, Joe Michalski, Steve Quackenbush, Waldemar Schmidt >> and myself) published this morning, titled *Toward an Age of Clarity*: >> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.psychologytoday.com_us_blog_theory-2Dknowledge_201903_toward-2Dthe-2Dage-2Dclarity&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=nLCYXqppnXLszMqpnydQ9m4xMA4s2B7tOkCoq8mp9hs&s=LwRPmi-lNhZUZun8ILo8Up8tGus6L3yhdMiGEbVpP38&e= >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.psychologytoday.com_us_blog_theory-2Dknowledge_201903_toward-2Dthe-2Dage-2Dclarity&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=tJMdUCNzZ3qT_wi5rStsBf4HfPOQz7hVmVOWgHu1hnU&s=0h4gqXGiB7xEXz8XB6fZqRhBweFtSxp-0mgTqAqDBkU&e=> >> >> >> >> Please check it out and share as broadly as possible. We think this is an >> important message to disseminate and get people talking about. Here is the >> “preface”: >> >> >> >> *In an ideologically-fractured culture, it is all-too-easy to lose sight >> of our common humanity. While there are many reasons for our collective >> failure to achieve consensus in the spheres of ethics and politics >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.psychologytoday.com_us_basics_politics&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=tJMdUCNzZ3qT_wi5rStsBf4HfPOQz7hVmVOWgHu1hnU&s=35d4M-8qHQrQbB51CiSv49yuDGNXaGT3CmufsupgldI&e=>, >> we believe that our current spiritual >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.psychologytoday.com_us_basics_spirituality&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=tJMdUCNzZ3qT_wi5rStsBf4HfPOQz7hVmVOWgHu1hnU&s=_zllZfSHTFqI2uZAnurRnWyEH60zmw5ipdVUusvjyxM&e=> >> malaise reflects, at least in part, a breakdown in our very capacity to >> share wisdom >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.psychologytoday.com_us_basics_wisdom&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=tJMdUCNzZ3qT_wi5rStsBf4HfPOQz7hVmVOWgHu1hnU&s=etzD1YN0V1JWn4hNPBOiJelqHgzXtIKCJ4H6HJ8gnvc&e=>. As >> such, we believe it is important to find ways to communicate that free us >> from unnecessary confusions and allow bridges to be built between refined >> knowledge systems and fundamental common-sense propositions. In short, if >> our society is to move from confusion to clarity, wisdom must be >> consolidated and shared in a way that fosters understanding and collective >> well-being. * >> >> >> >> Would love to hear reactions or thoughts or hopes if people have them. >> >> >> Best, >> >> Gregg >> >> >> >> ___________________________________________ >> >> Gregg Henriques, Ph.D. >> Professor >> Department of Graduate Psychology >> 216 Johnston Hall >> MSC 7401 >> James Madison University >> Harrisonburg, VA 22807 >> (540) 568-7857 (phone) >> (540) 568-4747 (fax) >> >> >> *Be that which enhances dignity and well-being with integrity.* >> >> Check out my Theory of Knowledge blog at Psychology Today at: >> >> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.psychologytoday.com_blog_theory-2Dknowledge&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=nLCYXqppnXLszMqpnydQ9m4xMA4s2B7tOkCoq8mp9hs&s=WOs6EJVoAlMafb9kdWZp53AkBQza0PQwtPTxBrTl4mg&e= >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.psychologytoday.com_blog_theory-2Dknowledge&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=tJMdUCNzZ3qT_wi5rStsBf4HfPOQz7hVmVOWgHu1hnU&s=Q00Amy4oB2mSWJTlBSPeNbgt9JPfaxjy_28B6Ow6Vas&e=> >> >> >> ############################ >> >> To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: write to: >> mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the >> following link: >> http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1 >> > ############################ > > To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: write to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the > following link: > http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1 > ############################ To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1