A
novel approach using the metaphor of math to present concepts such
as power, synergy, and humanity's potential of living at The Creative
Power Frontier by moving on a"power axis" from forms of
"power over" to "power with". The reader is introduced
as being number "1". There are other 1s and the mystery
of life is symbolized by the number 0. The Power Axis (developed in
a Ph.D. thesis on forms of power in war and peace) is presented in
personal and spiritual terms, taking into account "1's"
orientation to creation, self and others. A non-religious, humanist
case is made for overcoming alientation from creation and other "1s,"
and in doing so, finding the synergy possible in human relationships.
How to move on the Power Axis from "power over" to "power
with" is addressed in the Alchemy of Power. The critical issue
of whether there is a moral imperative for humanity ("what ought
1 to do?") is addressed affirmatively in the chapter, The Ought
of 1. A section at the end called "exercises" is less sterotyped
than these tend to be, offering tasks that help guide the reader through
a number of stages of existential and consciousness-raising experiences.
Short, uncluttered, innovative.
A
novel approach using the metaphor of math to present concepts such
as power, synergy, and humanity's potential of living at The Creative
Power Frontier by moving on a"power axis" from forms of
"power over" to "power with". The reader is introduced
as being number "1". There are other 1s and the mystery
of life is symbolized by the number 0. The Power Axis (developed in
a Ph.D. thesis on forms of power in war and peace) is presented in
personal and spiritual terms, taking into account "1's"
orientation to creation, self and others. A non-religious, humanist
case is made for overcoming alientation from creation and other "1s,"
and in doing so, finding the synergy possible in human relationships.
How to move on the Power Axis from "power over" to "power
with" is addressed in the Alchemy of Power. The critical issue
of whether there is a moral imperative for humanity ("what ought
1 to do?") is addressed affirmatively in the chapter, The Ought
of 1. A section at the end called "exercises" is less sterotyped
than these tend to be, offering tasks that help guide the reader through
a number of stages of existential and consciousness-raising experiences.
Short, uncluttered, innovative.