Van: Integral World [newsletter@integralworld.net] Verzonden: maandag 30 mei 2011 22:23 Aan: f.visser3@upcmail.nl Onderwerp: [personal] The Integral Web INTEGRAL WORLD MAILING LIST =========================== http://www.integralworld.net Newsletter Nr. 360 Amsterdam, May 30th, 2011 THE WEB, DEMOCRACY, AND HUMANITY - Practical Implications of their Convergence - H.B. AUGUSTINE Perhaps the brave new epoch of civilization, induced in part by the emergence of technology, is not some meaningless accident that could just “go either way” after all. Just as the tribal epoch is “precivilization,” perhaps civilization itself will transform into “postcivilization,” retaining the most valuable elements coming from both previous levels. If such a transformation occurs, then at least one-half of it will be absolutely subsequent to the rise of advanced forms of mass media and communication-technology such as the Internet and Web 3.0. To think that while technology may have brought us into the half-hell of civilization, it may now miraculously lead us into some redemptive heaven – is a wishful yet legitimate thought, indeed. Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/augustine22.html An ADDTHIS button has been placed at the top-left of the homepage, so you can send this site to your social neworks friends easily. If you know other people interested in this Integral World Newsletter, please forward this mail to them. Thanks. To SUBSCRIBE to this Integral World Newsletter or change your email address, click here: http://www.integralworld.net/pommo/user/subscribe.php