A Necessary New Maturity in Our Relationship With Death
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I’ve introduced the notion of a necessary “growing up” as a species, what Creative Systems Theory calls Cultural Maturity. I’ve argued that while radical, with familiarity the notion is straightforward, that it describes a needed — and now possible — “new common sense.” One of the most significant new capacities that accompanies Cultural Maturity changes is the ability to engage limits in more sophisticated ways. Of particular importance, we become better able to recognize that some limits are inviolable.
A Necessary New Maturity in Our Relationship With Death
A Necessary New Maturity in Our Relationship…
A Necessary New Maturity in Our Relationship With Death
I’ve introduced the notion of a necessary “growing up” as a species, what Creative Systems Theory calls Cultural Maturity. I’ve argued that while radical, with familiarity the notion is straightforward, that it describes a needed — and now possible — “new common sense.” One of the most significant new capacities that accompanies Cultural Maturity changes is the ability to engage limits in more sophisticated ways. Of particular importance, we become better able to recognize that some limits are inviolable.