Progress has long been seen as a linear road, but this metaphor fails to reflect the complexity of life. Drawing on insights from a u3a group, we propose the watershed as a richer symbol—a living system that gathers, integrates, and sustains, offering a new vision for humanity’s journey.
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Humanity’s impact on Earth has been profound. In just 250 years of industrial civilization—a mere blink in geological time—we’ve transformed the planet, disrupting systems that evolved over billions of years. This post explores how we arrived here and what we can learn to course-correct. Drawing insights from Sir Geoffrey Vickers, Sean B. Carroll’s The Serengeti Rules, and Iain McGilchrist, it proposes new ways of thinking that align human systems with nature’s principles of balance, feedback, and adaptability.
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The concept of human freedom isn’t as straightforward as it might seem. This blog post investigates some historical, philosophical, and cultural perspectives to shed light on what freedom means—and what it doesn’t mean.
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Resources used to support Shepway and District u3a’s Science, Philosophy, and Spirituality Group’s Session 2.09: Global Trade. A look at the non-Eurocentric history of the world between 1600 and 1750, which saw the birth of Capitalism and Globalism.
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We often overlook the potential synergy between science, philosophy, and spirituality in helping us understand our deepest questions—especially around free will and personal agency.
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