ABSTRACT

Why do many problems throughout the world seem to be getting worse? Saving Society argues that a dramatic change in our mode of thinking is required. The authors show how many of our fundamental assumptions lead to an overly bureaucratic approach, blocking solutions to many of our problems. They contrast our present emotional repression and conforming behaviour with a more liberated form of perception, thought and emotional expression, which could allow us to break out of these bureaucratic routines. Saving Society shows how this alternative approach might lay the basis for more effective and democratic institutions.

part I|38 pages

Extinction or Evolution?

chapter 1|30 pages

Bureaucratic Problems Versus Human Possibilities

The Potential of Language and the Scientific Method

part II|86 pages

Extinction

chapter 2|26 pages

“Head”

Outward Perception and Thought

chapter 3|25 pages

“Heart”

Emotional Repression

chapter 4|32 pages

“Hand”

Conforming Behavior

part III|83 pages

Evolution

chapter 5|28 pages

“Head”

Inward-Outward Perception and Thought

chapter 6|22 pages

“Heart”

Emotional Expression

chapter 7|25 pages

“Hand”

Deep Action and Deep Interaction

part IV|29 pages

A Vision of the Future

chapter |17 pages

Personal and Social Technologies