Hüther Co-creativity and Community

1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-647-46230-1
Verlag: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 0 - No protection

E-Book, Englisch, 158 Seiten, Format (B × H): 123 mm x 205 mm

Taking pleasure in one’s own thoughts and experiencing joy at common activities are the major themes of this volume. The biologist Gerald Huether makes it clear that every living system can only develop to its greatest possible potential by participating in a coevolutionary process together with other forms of life. Put more succinctly: Together we can do more than we can alone, and together we can regain what makes us living creatures: creativity, the courage to be ourselves, and the ability to find a personal answer to the question of the meaning of life.Gerald Huether infuses the concept of the personal development of potential in individualized societies with new and exciting highlights. This capability does not arise from the demands made on us by our economic system, nor is it based on ethical considerations and moral imperatives. It is much simpler: It lies in our very nature as humans.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hüther, Gerald

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Angewandte Psychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Title Page;4
2;Copyright;5
3;Table of Contents;6
4;Before we get started;8
5;Part 1: Life as an Ongoing Learning Process;20
5.1;Why do we have so many problems?;21
5.2;On what are our thoughts oriented?;23
5.3;What drives us to seek knowledge?;27
5.4;Where has our quest for knowledge led us?;30
5.5;Are we capable of recognising ourselves?;32
5.6;How do we gain insights of our own?;37
5.7;How can we assess the validity of our insights?;42
5.8;Which insights prevail?;43
5.9;On which insights can we orientate our actions?;45
5.10;1.1 Living organisms don’t function like machines. They want to live and pursue their own goals, making them intentional subjects;50
5.11;1.2 Programmes and blueprints can help us realise our goals, but all living organisms are self-organising;54
5.12;1.3 Competition is not the driving force of evolution; it merelymoves living systems to become increasingly specialised;58
5.13;1.4 No living system exists for its own sake. It is alwaysconnected to other living organisms and can only liveand evolve amidst other organisms that want tosurvive, grow and reproduce;67
6;Part 2: The Structuring of the Human Brain ThroughSocial Experiences;72
6.1;What is coherence?;73
6.2;How does self-organisation work in the brain?;75
6.3;How do we become the way we are?;77
6.4;2.1 The prenatal structuring of neural networks inthe developing brain;78
6.5;2.2 The structuring of children’s brains throughtheir own experiences;90
6.6;2.3 The structuring of the human brain throughthe transgenerational sharing of experiences;101
6.7;2.4 The lifelong re-organising capacity of established neuralconnection patterns in response to novel experiences;115
7;Part 3: Unlocking Potential in Human Communities;122
7.1;3.1 How do we currently live together?;124
7.2;3.2 Are there alternatives?;132
7.3;3.3 What do we want to live on?;140
7.4;3.4 What do we want to live for?;143
7.5;3.5 When will we take the first step?;147
8;The road ahead …;154
9;Author’s note;159
10;Body;8

Über Autor(innen)

Hüther, Gerald
Gerald Hüther zählt zu den bekanntesten Hirnforschern im deutschsprachigen Raum. Er ist Vorstand der Akademie für Potentialentfaltung.www.gerald-huether.de