"Robert Link" <[email protected]> wrote: To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 1:09 PM Subject: Re: Arguments against privileging the competition narrative
> > On Sun, Mar 08, 2009 at 05:04:13PM -0700, Howard Rheingold wrote: >> A richer narrative can be found in Henrich and Henrich "Why humans >> cooperate." > > Thanks for the lead. > >> (I paid for another year of hosting for cooperationcommons.com) > > Ok, gang, time to pony up. How much do we owe you, Howard? You've got > paypal? > > rl > Hi Robert, Friends, Another worthwhile book is John Stewart's "Evolution's Arrow - The direction of evolution and the future of humanity" (Google it and I think you can download it for free). Basically, humans cooperate because it is in their best interests. Competition - each for him/herself - IS a rational strategy and that's why it's silly to try to deny its validity. The problem with it is that, unless tempered by adequate rules, competition eventually becomes destructive for all players. Then - and only then - does it become in everyone's interests to cooperate. The only question then is: how to achieve that cooperation? How to organise it? In the context of global problems and the threats to our survival that we humans now face, the attached article may be interesting to you. Also, the book "People-centred Global Governance - Making it Happen!" which can be downloaded for free from http://www.simpol.org/en/books/Books_FS.htm Some endorsements for the book follow. best wishes John Bunzl "A systemic and ingenious strategy for applying people power in all countries to encourage their politicians toward 'win-win global solutions'." Hazel Henderson Author, Building a Win-Win World and Planetary Citizenship "Simultaneous Policy (SP) is an evolutionary imperative in a competitive world that now demands new forms of co-operation in order to address global issues that cannot be resolved by one nation alone. In this new book John Bunzl analyses some key aspects of governance and sets SP in the context of transformative evolutionary change in our economic and political systems. The book is a timely contribution to continuing debates about structures and processes of global governance, showing exactly why our current international institutions are not fit for purpose." David Lorimer Editor, Network, the magazine of the Scientific & Medical Network "In an age when our problems are global and national governance structures are weakened and inadequate, it is absolutely necessary to think about the shape of effective global governance. This cannot be simply national government "writ large" for that would also enlarge the problems and inefficiencies of national governance. It must be a holistic and evolutionary governance system, and to the articulation of the essential features of such a system John Bunzl's book makes a major contribution. Highly recommended reading for everyone concerned with our collective future on this small and largely mismanaged planet." Dr. Ervin Laszlo Futurist, author and systems theorist. President of Club of Budapest "John Bunzl convincingly demonstrates that if you want to contribute consciously to the successful advancement of the evolutionary process on this planet, you should support the Simultaneous Policy. The SP is a powerful and practical means of actualizing the next great step in evolution on earth - the formation of a cooperative and sustainable planetary civilization." John Stewart Author, Evolution's Arrow - the direction of evolution and the future of humanity "This publication presents a unique long term approach to governance and environmental issues. It offers solutions based on the concept of unity in diversity. As such it is bound to produce controversy and debate!" Diana Schumacher Former President, The Schumacher Society --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CooperationCommons" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CooperationCommons?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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