The Enlightenment gave us the illusion of limitless human power, but reality is reminding us of our constraints. From the failure of second-order cybernetics in projects to the planetary crises reshaping our future, this post explores how ignoring limits leads to reckoning—and why wisdom begins with recognizing them.
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“From the Enlightenment to Today: What They Did, Why They Did It, and What Has Happened Since” explores how key Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution thinkers sought to address the crises of their time. It examines their successes, unintended consequences, and how their ideas evolved—highlighting the need for further refinement and expansion today.
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Hope That Heals, Hope That Harms explores the critical difference between restorative hope, which clings to an unsustainable past, and generative hope, which embraces reality and renewal. Using the contrast between Chamberlain and Churchill, it challenges nostalgic illusions and calls for a future-oriented, regenerative vision of human responsibility and planetary flourishing.
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The Relational Responsibility Manifesto has evolved into a call for moral and existential leadership across secular, spiritual, and religious domains. This post explores its latest version, drawing on Cynthia Bourgeault’s Law of Three and Paul’s vision of faith, hope, and love, to frame responsibility as the creative force driving planetary and societal regeneration.
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A call for moral and existential responsibility, whether understood in secular, spiritual, or religious terms.
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