Jeremy Rifkin – Knjiga.hr

The Empathic Civilization

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 11:19:11 +0000

The Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis Never has the world seemed so completely united-in the form of communication, commerce, and culture-and so savagely torn apart-in the form of war, financial meltdown, global warming, and even the migration of diseases. No matter how much we put our minds to the task of meeting the challenges of a rapidly globalizing world, the human race seems to continually come up short, unable to muster the collective mental resources to truly think globally and act locally. In his most ambitious book to date, bestselling social critic Jeremy Rifkin shows that this disconnect between our vision for the world and our ability to realize that vision lies in the current state of human consciousness. The very way our brains are structured disposes us to a way of feeling, thinking, and acting in the world that is no longer entirely relevant to the new environments we have created for ourselves. The human-made environment is rapidly morphing into a global space, yet our existing modes of consciousness are structured for earlier eras of history, which are just as quickly fading away. Humanity, Rifkin argues, finds itself on the cusp of its greatest experiment to date: refashioning human consciousness so that human beings can mutually live and flourish in the new globalizing society. In essence, this shift in consciousness is based upon reaching out to others. But to resist this change in human relations and modes of thinking, Rifkin contends, would spell ineptness and disaster in facing the new challenges around us. As the forces of globalization accelerate, deepen, and become ever more complex, the older faith-based and rational forms of consciousness are likely to become stressed, and even dangerous, as they attempt to navigate a world increasingly beyond their reach and control. Indeed, the emergence of this empathetic consciousness has implications for the future that will likely be as profound and far-reaching as when Enlightenment philosophers upended faith-based consciousness with the canon of reason.

The Third Industrial Revolution

emir — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 19:05:00 +0000

The Industrial Revolution, powered by oil and other fossil fuels, is spiraling into a dangerous endgame. The price of gas and food are climbing, unemployment remains high, the housing market has tanked, consumer and government debt is soaring, and the recovery is slowing. Facing the prospect of a second collapse of the global economy, humanity is desperate for a sustainable economic game plan to take us into the future. Here, Jeremy Rifkin explores how Internet technology and renewable energy are merging to create a powerful Third Industrial Revolution. He asks us to imagine hundreds of millions of people producing their own green energy in their homes, offices, and factories, and sharing it with each other in an energy internet, just like we now create and share information online. Rifkin describes how the five-pillars of the Third Industrial Revolution will create thousands of businesses, millions of jobs, and usher in a fundamental reordering of human relationships, from hierarchical to lateral power, that will impact the way we conduct commerce, govern society, educate our children, and engage in civic life. Rifkin’s vision is already gaining traction in the international community. The European Union Parliament has issued a formal declaration calling for its implementation, and other nations in Asia, Africa, and the Americas, are quickly preparing their own initiatives for transitioning into the new economic paradigm. The Third Industrial Revolution is an insider’s account of the next great economic era, including a look into the personalities and players – heads of state, global CEOs, social entrepreneurs, and NGOs – who are pioneering its implementation around the world.

Entropija – Novi pogled na svijet

Thu, 20 May 2021 00:02:02 +0000

Zakon entropije postavlja materijalne granice načinu života ljudske vrste. Budući da je značaj tih ograničenja postao jasno vidljiv tek nedavno, nužno je nanovo procijeniti i preoblikovati odnos prema ekonomskoj, političkoj i društvenoj evoluciji. Rifkin izlaže taj problem uvjerljivo, bez opterećenja nevažnim tehničkim detaljima te izbjegavši česte akademske rasprave o formalnom paralelizmu između entropijskih transformacija i društvenih fenomena. Iako termodinamika postavlja ograničenja tim fenomenima, ona ipak njima ne upravlja u potpunosti.

Biotehnološko stoljeće

Sat, 04 Jul 2020 00:03:48 +0000

Trgovina genima u osvit vrlog novog svijeta. Logičkom prosudbom dostignuća biološke revolucije Jeremy Rifkin je u knjizi Biotehnološko stoljeće predvidio sliku svijeta u 21. stoljeću. Ovo je do danas najbolje napisana knjiga o stoljeću biotehnologije, temeljena na najnovijim otkrićima znanstvenih laboratorija te odnosa između vodećih kompanija, patentnih ureda i vladinih institucija širom svijeta. Knjiga će nam uvelike pomoći da shvatimo što čeka nas i, što je još važnije, našu djecu unutar kratkog razdoblja od sljedećih dvadesetak godina…

Europski san

baja — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 13:16:27 +0000

Tezu da američki san zamire i da je došlo vrijeme novog, europskog sna, Jeremy Rifkin potkrepljuje konkretnim podacima o Europi kao najsnažnijem gospodarstvu svijeta. Suprostavivši dva sna autor daje prednost europskom jer je usredotočen na održivi razvoj, kakvoću življenja i razvitak cijele zajednice. Europa je pretekla Ameriku u svemu što čini bolji život: ljudi dulje žive, pismeniji su, ima manje siromaštva i zločina, manje oskudice, godišnji odmori su duži.

Doba pristupa: Nova kultura hiperkapitalizma

Tue, 18 Jun 2019 07:29:32 +0000

Posustajanje budućnosti

Sat, 15 Jun 2019 10:14:50 +0000

Pogledi na svijet, Zakon entropije, Entropija: novi povijesni okvir, Neobnovljiva energija i približavanje entropijskoj prekretnici, Entropija i industrijska era, Entropija: novi pogled na svijet