Revolutions are generally thought of as large-scale, bloody upheavals involving whole countries and societies. But there are quieter revolutions that begin in the individual mind and create the kind of change that may be even more significant. By deliberately changing their internal image of reality, people are transforming the world. Right now we are living through one of the most fundamental shifts in history -- a change in the actual belief structure of Western industrial society.
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"No one has contributed more than Willis to our ability to understand the world from an entirely new perspective, one that is more embracing of our humanity and our great human consciousness, business, science, and the planet. In a masterful weaving, he spins out a new world view that can truly bring about the global mind change we all long for." -- Margaret J. Wheatley, author of Leadership and the New Science and coauthor of A Simpler Way
"The influence of Willis Harman's social thought has grown for several decades now, and will continue to grow for many years to come. Global Mind Change is perhaps his most important book. It challenges many current assumptions about human nature and the world in general, and it opens up new perspectives on science, business, ecology, and religion." -- Michael Murphy, author of The Kingdom of Shivas Irons and founder of the Esalen Institute
"Willis Harman's work stands as a superb testament to the human spirit in the modern and postmodern world. Global Mind Change is one of his finest and most provocative statements, highlighting the utterly fundamental role of consciousness in the evolution of humanity-thus reflecting, as well as helping to bring about, the very changes it courageously announces." -- Ken Wilbur, author of Sex, Ecology, Spirituality
"The influence of Willis Harman's social thought has grown for several decades now, and will continue to grow for many years to come. Global Mind Change is perhaps his most important book. It challenges many current assumptions about human nature and the world in general, and it opens up new perspectives on science, business, ecology, and religion." -- Michael Murphy, author of The Kingdom of Shivas Irons and founder of the Esalen Institute
"Willis Harman's work stands as a superb testament to the human spirit in the modern and postmodern world. Global Mind Change is one of his finest and most provocative statements, highlighting the utterly fundamental role of consciousness in the evolution of humanity-thus reflecting, as well as helping to bring about, the very changes it courageously announces." -- Ken Wilbur, author of Sex, Ecology, Spirituality
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Willis Harman, Ph.D., was a prolific author, influential social thinker, scientist, businessman, and educator. He was president of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, a research and educational organization, and a founding board member of the World Business Academy, an international network of business executives concerned with the constructive role of business in transforming society. He died in 1997.
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Tragedy of Scientific Myopia, Portal to the Future Paradigm,
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This is a wonderful indictment of the Western scientific tradition, less comprehensive than Voltaire's Bastards but more readable and more focused as a result. The author shows a clear connection between existing global problems (ethnic violence, water scarcity, pollution, poverty, criminalization of society) and the earlier Western decisions to adopt scientific objectivity (with all of its inherent bias and ignorance) as well as the primacy of economic institutions such as have given rise to the consumerist society, regardless of the external diseconomies, the concentrations of ill-gotten wealth, and the cost to the earth resource commons. The author is especially strong on the need to restore sprituality, consciousness, and values to the decision-making and information-sharing architecture of the world--only in this way could community be achieved across national and ethnic and class lines, and only in this way could environmental sustainability and justice (economic, social, and cultural) be made possible. This is not a "tree hugger" book as much as it is a "master's class" for those who would be master's of the universe. It is a very fine portal into the growing body of people who wish to be cultural creatives, and easily one of the guideposts toward the next major paradigm shift, away from scientific materialism and toward a new communitas in which people really matter.
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As a physician trying to bridge the gulf between western and eastern medicine, this has been a wonderful book. The western paradigm, while successful in it's own right, has vast "blanks" to explain certain phenomenon, particularly in the realm of human consciousness. The author has adeptly created a vision from which we can grasp and incorporate a new paradigm. It is so welcoming to read such a scholarly tome that honors the human spirit while embracing the human journey thus far traveled. This is one of the best books from the IONS (Institute of Noetic Sciences) collection.
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Willis Harman's finest book,
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Willis Harman's "An Incomplete Guide to the Future" started me on future studies, and his writings have helped focus my studies since. "Global Mind Change" is a powerful statement, digging deep into our language and assumptions as he explores the history and current thought in humanity's attempts to define reality through science. A must read for the new century, and an excellent text for interdisciplinary social and scientific studies.
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