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Evolution guided by design: a systems perspective
Author(s) -
Banathy Bela H.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
systems research and behavioral science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1099-1743
pISSN - 1092-7026
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1743(199805/06)15:3<161::aid-sres228>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - consciousness , perspective (graphical) , evolutionary psychology , competence (human resources) , cognitive science , biological evolution , sociology , epistemology , psychology , computer science , artificial intelligence , social psychology , philosophy , biology , genetics
We are at a critical juncture of societal evolution where unprecedented human fulfillment as well as a loss of direction are equally possible. However, we are not at the mercy of forces beyond our control but have the potential and the opportunity to give direction to our evolution by design and steer it toward a hoped‐for future, provided we: (1) develop evolutionary consciousness (2) engage in conscious evolution (3) acquire evolutionary competence by evolutionary learning (4) create evolutionary images of our future, and (5) bring those images to life by design. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.