Crisis and renewal of civilizations: the 21st century crisis of ideas and character
In: Focus on civilizations and cultures
1. THE CONCEPT OF CRISIS: THE LAW OF DELAYED DYSFUNCTION AND THE RULE OF REDUNDANT VARIETY2. ANTHROPOGENIC CRISES: THE LAW OF TECHNO-HUMANITARIAN BALANCE; 3. GROWTH AND LIMITATION OF VARIETY: THE LAW OF HIERARCHICAL COMPENSATIONS; 4. THE SPECIFICITY OF MODERN CRISIS: "KNOWLEDGE-ENABLED DESTRUCTION"; 5. COSMIC PERSPECTIVES OF INTELLIGENCE AND UNIVERSAL NATURAL SELECTION; 6. SNOOKS-PANOV VERTICAL; 7. VIABILITY AND THE WORLDVIEW PARADIGMS: IDEOLOGY VS. CIVILIZATION?; REFERENCES; Chapter 4: HUMAN NATURE AND COLLECTIVE WISDOM IN AN AGE OF CRISIS; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; OVERPOPULATION