Contrary
to the emphasis on only the first three levels for evolution and
“first-half” Darwinian theory generally prevailing throughout
the 20th century, useful books for The Great Adventure explore all
15 levels that Darwin’s completed theory and both our ancient
and modern scientific heritage reveal.
In other
words, a century of fixation mainly on a biological definition has
radically diminished our understanding of the multilevel, multiperspectival,
and multicausal world – or fully rounded sense – of
evolution and evolutionary processes. This lack, in turn, has radically
diminished our capacity for evolutionary action – or knowing
how to more effectively better ourselves and more surely gain the
better world.
Thus, an
urgent task for all of us dependent on science for bettering our
world – which by now means practically all of us now living
on this earth – is to gain the kind of understanding the books
in this Library and Book Store for The Great Adventure offer . .
. and how to put this very old and very new knowledge to use.
I.
Some Useful Books for Exploring
the 15 Levels of Evolution
Not all of the following books deal with evolution
per se. Nor is this by any means more than a glimpse of the good
books out there. But it’s a sampling that can be useful to
students, teachers, and everyone else interested in the levels of
evolution and ACTION to gain the better
future and the better world.
In
the library and book store sections that follow this opening sampler,
you’ll find specific guidance to the most useful books on
Darwin and evolution. How to build and teach the better theory and
write and teach the better story. The controversies that sucked
up too much of our time, money, and energy during the 20th century.
And more on ACTION to gain the better
future.
All books are available through
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Convenient links have been provided to review
each book or purchase them.
All 15 Levels for Evolution
The Great Adventure: Toward a Fully Human Theory of Evolution
Loye, D., editor
Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 20004.
This is the new grounding challenge for 21st century science and "flagship" book for the Great Adventure courses in new evolution
studies.
Cosmic
Cosmic
Evolution.
Chaisson, E.
Cambridge, MA:
Harvard University Press, 2000.
Chemical
Patterns
in Evolution: The New Molecular View.
Lewin, R.
San Francisco:
W. H. Freeman, 1999.
Biological
Mankind
Evolving: The Evolution of the Human Species.
Dobzhansky, T.
New Haven: Yale
University Press, 1997.
Brain
The
Triune Brain in Evolution: Role in Paleocerebral Functions.
MacLean, P.
New York: Plenum
Press, 1990.
Personal/Psychological
Toward
a Psychology of Being.
Maslow, A.
Princeton, NJ:
Van Nostrand, 1968.
The
Farther Reaches of Human Nature.
Maslow, A.
New
York: Viking, 1971.
The
Evolving Self: A Psychology for the Third Milennium.
Csikszentmihalyi,
M.
New York: HarperCollins, 1993.
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Cultural evolution
The
Story of Civilization, 11 volumes.
Durant, W., and
Durant, A.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1929-67.
The
Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future.
Eisler, R.
San Francisco:
Harper & Row, 1987.
Macrohistory
and Macrohistorians.
Galtung, J.,
and Inayatullah, S., (Eds)
Bridgeport, CN: Praeger, 1997.
Social evolution
The
Passion of the Western Mind.
Tarnas, R.
New York: Harmony
Books, 1991.
Economic evolution
The
Worldly Philosophers.
Heilbroner, R.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1967.
Political evolution
The
Leadership Passion: A Psychology of Ideology.
Loye, D.
San Francisco:
Jossey-Bass, 1977. (Reprinted in 1998 by iUniverse)
Educational evolution
Free
Schools, Free People.
Miller, R.
Brandon,
VT: Foundation for Educational Renewal, 2002.
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Technological evolution
The
Myth of the Machine, (Vols. 1-2).
Mumford, L.
New York: Hartcourt,
Brace, Jovanovich, 1967-1970.
Moral evolution
Good Natured.
de Waal, F.
Cambridge: Harvard
University Press, 1996.
The
Origins of Justice: The Evolution of Morality, Human Rights and
Law.
O'Manique, J.
Philadelphia:
The University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002.
The
Moral Judgment of the Child.
Piaget, J.
New York: Free
Press, 1965. (Originally published in 1932).
Darwin
and the Emergence of Evolutionary Theories of Mind and Behavior.
Richards, R.
J.
Chicago: University
of Chicago Press, 1987.
Spiritual evolution
The
Prophet’s Way.
Hartmann,
T.
Northfield, VT:
Mythical Books, 1997.
The
Atman Project.
Wilber, K.
Wheaton, IL:
Quest Books, 1980.
Sex,
Ecology, Spirituality.
Wilber,
K.
Boston: Shambhala,
2000.
Consciousness and Conscious evolution
The
Radiance of Being.
Combs, A.
St. Paul, MN:
Paragon House, 1997.
Guided
Evolution of Society: A Systems View.
Banathy, B. H.
New York: Plenum,
2000.
Conscious
Evolution.
Hubbard, B. M.
Novato, CA: New
World Library, 1998.
Conscious
evolution: Cultural Transformation and human agency.
Eisler, R.
In Loye, D.,
(Ed.), The Evolutionary Outrider: The Impact of the Human
Agent on
Evolution.
Westport,
CT: Praeger, 1998.
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Evolutionary
Action
The
Practical Theorist: The Life and Work of Kurt Lewin.
Marrow, A.
New York: Basic
Books, 1969.
Building
a Win-Win World: Life Beyond Global Economic Warfare.
Henderson, H.
San Francisco:
Berrett-Koehler, 1996.
Evolutionary
Action Theory: A Brief Outline.
Loye, D.
In Loye, D.,
(Ed.), The Evolutionary Outrider: The Impact of the Human
Agent on
Evolution.
Westport,
CT: Praeger, 1998.
The Power of Partnership: Seven Relationships that will Change Your
Life.
Eisler, R.
Novato, CA: New
World Library, 2002.
The Story of Evolution
Global
Brain: The Evolution of Mass Mind from the Big Bang to the 21st
Century.
Bloom, H.
New York: McGraw-Hill,
2000.
The
Life Era: Cosmic Selection and Conscious Evolution.
Chaisson, E.
New York: Atlantic
Monthly Press, 1987.
The
Universe Story.
Swimme, B., and
Berry, T.
San Francisco:
Harper SanFrancisco, 1992.
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