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084			_aonline - DeGruyter
100	1		_aCulliney, John L. _eautore
245	1	4	_aThe Fractal Self : _bScience, Philosophy, and the Evolution of Human Cooperation / _cDavid Jones, John L. Culliney.
264		1	_aHonolulu : _bUniversity of Hawaii Press, _c[2017]
264		4	_c©2017
300			_a1 online resource (248 p.) : _b33 b&w illustrations
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505	0	0	_tFrontmatter -- _tContents -- _tPreface: Self and Interdependence -- _tAcknowledgments -- _tIntroduction. From Chaos to Intimacy, A Primer -- _tPART I. Origins -- _t1. Primal Emergence -- _t2. Out of the Dreamtime -- _tPART II. The Ascendance of Cooperation -- _t3. The Quickening of Chemistry -- _t4. Ecology Emergent -- _t5. Intimate Ark: Sex and Emergence -- _t6. Social Order in Nature Between Conflict and Cooperation -- _tPART III. Emergence of the Fractal Self -- _t7. Self within World -- _t8. From Self to Sage -- _t9. From Self to No-Self to All-Self -- _tPART IV. The Fractal Self at Large -- _t10. Anti-sage From Cult to Empire -- _t11. Into Indra’s Net -- _tNotes -- _tIndex -- _tAbout the Authors
506	0		_arestricted access _uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec _fonline access with authorization _2star
520			_aOur universe, science reveals, began in utter simplicity, then evolved into burgeoning complexity. Starting with subatomic particles, dissimilar entities formed associations—binding, bonding, growing, branching, catalyzing, cooperating—as “self” joined “other” following universal laws with names such as gravity, chemical attraction, and natural selection. Ultimately life arose in a world of dynamic organic chemistry, and complexity exploded with wondrous new potential.Fast forward to human evolution, and a tension that had existed for billions of years now played out in an unprecedented arena of conscious calculation and cultural diversity. Cooperation interleaving with competition; intimacy oscillating with integrity—we dwell in a world where yin meets yang in human affairs on many levels. In The Fractal Self, John Culliney and David Jones uncover surprising intersections between science and philosophy. Connecting evidence from evolutionary science with early insights of Daoist and Buddhist thinkers, among others, they maintain that sagely behavior, envisioned in these ancient traditions, represents a pinnacle of human achievement emerging out of our evolutionary heritage. They identify an archetype, “the fractal self,” a person in any walk of life who cultivates a cooperative spirit. A fractal self is a sage in training, who joins others in common cause, leads from within, and achieves personal satisfaction in coordinating smooth performance of the group, team, or institution in which he or she is embedded. Fractal selves commonly operate with dedication and compassionate practice in the service of human society or in conserving our planet.But the competitive side of human nature is susceptible to greed and aggression. Self-aggrandizement, dictatorial power, and ego-driven enforcement of will are the goals of those following a self-serving path—individuals the authors identify as antisages. Terrorist leaders are an especially murderous breed, but aggrandizers can be found throughout business, religion, educational institutions, and governments. Humanity has reached an existential tipping point: will the horizon already in view expand with cooperative progress toward godlike emergent opportunities or contract in the thrall of corrupt oligarchs and tribal animosities? We have brought ourselves to a chaotic edge between immense promise and existential danger and are even now making our greatest choice.
538			_aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546			_aIn English.
588	0		_aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 27. Jan 2023)
650		7	_aSCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects. _2bisacsh
700	1		_aJones, David _eautore
850			_aIT-RoAPU
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1515/9780824866648
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780824866648
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