Dialectics of History
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 1:21 pm
For several years I've been fortunate to be on the private mailing
list of a leading technologist, philosopher and businessman, with
contacts around the world.
His mailings cover a wide range of topics, including geopolitics,
economics, finance, science, biology, health, energy, information
technology and the Singularity, and he often analyzes these topics
from the point of view of generational theory.
He describes his overall methodology as "Dialectical Historical
Materialism meets Generational Dynamics."
According to the dictionary, "dialectics" is "A method of argument or
exposition that systematically weighs contradictory facts or ideas
with a view to the resolution of their real or apparent
contradictions."
And "materialism" is "The theory that physical matter is the only
reality and that everything, including thought, feeling, mind, and
will, can be explained in terms of matter and physical phenomena."
For several months, I've been trying to coax him to post his mailings
on this forum, or to allow us to repost them.
Finally, he's given us permission to do so under the name
"Spiralman."
We've named this thread "Dialectics of History," covering history,
geopolitics, and current events. As second thread is named
"Dialectics of Science, Health and the Singularity," convering the
remaining topics.
I would like to thank Spiralman for allowing us to repost his
mailings, and also want to thank Matt1989 for volunteering to do the
actual work of editing and reposting the mailings.
Sincerely,
John
John J. Xenakis
E-mail: john@GenerationalDynamics.com
Web site: http://www.GenerationalDynamics.com
Forum: http://www.GenerationalDynamics.com/forum
list of a leading technologist, philosopher and businessman, with
contacts around the world.
His mailings cover a wide range of topics, including geopolitics,
economics, finance, science, biology, health, energy, information
technology and the Singularity, and he often analyzes these topics
from the point of view of generational theory.
He describes his overall methodology as "Dialectical Historical
Materialism meets Generational Dynamics."
According to the dictionary, "dialectics" is "A method of argument or
exposition that systematically weighs contradictory facts or ideas
with a view to the resolution of their real or apparent
contradictions."
And "materialism" is "The theory that physical matter is the only
reality and that everything, including thought, feeling, mind, and
will, can be explained in terms of matter and physical phenomena."
For several months, I've been trying to coax him to post his mailings
on this forum, or to allow us to repost them.
Finally, he's given us permission to do so under the name
"Spiralman."
We've named this thread "Dialectics of History," covering history,
geopolitics, and current events. As second thread is named
"Dialectics of Science, Health and the Singularity," convering the
remaining topics.
I would like to thank Spiralman for allowing us to repost his
mailings, and also want to thank Matt1989 for volunteering to do the
actual work of editing and reposting the mailings.
Sincerely,
John
John J. Xenakis
E-mail: john@GenerationalDynamics.com
Web site: http://www.GenerationalDynamics.com
Forum: http://www.GenerationalDynamics.com/forum