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After the Clockwork Universe
The Emerging Science and Culture of Integral Society
S. J. Goerner
ISBN: 0863152902
Book (Paperback)
Floris Books
$40.00
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“This is the current human condition, socially and scientifically, laid out for all to see.”
— Jane Jacobs, author of The Death and Life of Great American Cities and The Nature of Economics We are currently in the midst of the most dramatic cultural shift in three hundred years. This book explains why great change is simmering in all facets of our civilization, from economics and politics to science and spirituality.
Our inherited concepts of the world of mechanics—the clockwork universe—are giving way, and the vision of a “web world” is taking its place. Goerner explains the new and profound rethinking taking place across modern science, from anthropology to physics. Interdependence is now seen as central to understanding organization and change at all levels, from chemical networks and living cells to ecosystems, cities, and economies.
The author weaves current realities and new scientific insights into a fascinating vision of history and science, progressing to our own time through upheavals and rebirths. Humankind, too, is bound into the patterns and processes of this web world, and Goerner describes the already visible signs of an emerging integral society in which head, heart, and soul no longer need to be at odds.
Integral culture has the potential to build a more sustainable and peaceful civilization. Yet, all great change comes as a result of pressure, and the author warns that our present social and economic systems are already becoming unstable. If we do not integrate the core lessons of the web world—learning, collaboration, and intricacy—into our ways of life, we face the specter of collapse.
“Dr. Goerner’s book is fascinating and amazing in scope. This is the current human condition, socially and scientifically, laid out for all to see.”
— Jane Jacobs, urban anthropologist
“I am personally impressed by the quality of this book. It has the potential to be important.”
— Robert Theobald, economic advisor to President Lyndon Johnson
S. J. Goerner is based in Research Triangle, North Carolina. She has advanced degrees in computer science, psychology, and non-linear dynamics. She lectures, writes, and provides consultancy advice to international organizations.
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