A study of topics connected to the future of mankind, with a particular emphasis on the economic, social, and geopolitical effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This book seeks to underscore the importance of dealing with our planet’s common crises—climate change, species extinction, land and food shortages, water pollution, and many more global catastrophes. In the face of these calamities, this book calls for the transformation of human development model and civilization paradigm: Promote the transformation from industrial civilization to global Civilization and then strive to realize the great civilization.
The far-reaching effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have gone beyond the fields of health, deeply impacting economic, social, and geopolitical affairs worldwide. The still-unfolding health crisis has forced many to rethink the axioms of what they know as “civilization.” In this book, Zhouying Jin contends that if the human beings who share the earth cannot guide the direction of technological innovation to create a more advanced human civilization, then they are doomed to move toward self-destruction. The Future of Humanity calls on human beings to prepare for the future by altering their destructive relationship with nature and abandoning people-centered thinking to promote an awakening of all mankind.
Author(s): Zhouying Jin
Series: Intellect China Library
Edition: 2
Publisher: Intellect
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 386
City: Bristol
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The Future of Humanity: From Global Civilization to Great Civilization
Copyright
Contents
Foreword I
Foreword II
Foreword III
Foreword IV
Foreword V
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Where is humanity headed?
Concerning human evolution
What is technology?
On future civilization
Sustainable development and human beings
Understanding China
Let’s hope human beings can truly awaken
1. Deep Concern over the Direction of Technology Development
The syndrome of technology worship
Anxiety disorder due to technology
Concerns over the direction of human evolution
The technological revolution now unfolding
The imminent disaster facing science and technology
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2. The Crisis in Human Civilization Driven by the
Theory of Scientific and Technological Omnipotence
Human–machine civilization?
If we let things go on unchanged, what will happen?
Five “Wars” among three categories of species
Are we qualified?
Respect for life, reverence toward nature
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3. What Is Technology?
Technology in the broad sense
Soft technology has been ignored for a long time
The significance of understanding soft technology
What determines the direction of technological innovation?
The integration of hard and soft technologies in the field of human life and its risks
Human beings must regulate technology—Never allow intelligent robots to control humans
It’s not enough just to regulate and control
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4. What Kind of Civilization Should
Human Beings Pursue?
The essence of Industrial Civilization
Exploring the future evolution of humanity from social-humanity perspectives
What kind of civilization should human beings pursue after industrial civilization?
The Global Civilization
Also worth thinking about
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5. The Difficult Task of Creating a
“Global Civilization”
The transformation of civilization has a long way to go
The development mode of each country can and should be unique
Basic principles
Beyond Global Civilization, prospect of the Great Civilization
The process of Great Civilization
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6. Can Humans Eventually
Create a Great Civilization?
The power of education and persuasion
Human beings can and should agree on common values
Ideal human societies have certain characteristics in common
Human beings have never stopped striving to create an ideal society
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7. Integrating the Values of Global Civilization into the
Practice of Sustainable Development—The Case of China
Redefining sustainable development—a paradigm shift for human survival and development
Sustainable development and China’s practice
Striving to build an innovative country: Moving from “imitation” to “innovation”
Realizing sustainable development by adopting a systematic solution
Strategic management of green development theory and practice in China
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8. The Responsibility of Our Generation
Reaching a consensus is key
Changing thinking mode is the precondition for achieving consensus
Education is fundamental
A better future cannot be predicted, but it can be created
Tolerance and visionary thinking
Be bold to take responsibility
Transmitting the goal of realizing the Great Civilization to the next generation
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References
Notes on the Author
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