Monday, February 25, 2008
The History Hour
European Consciousnes and capitalist overseas empire-building
March 7
Host Charles Jeanes spends a very little time on current events and launches into early modern history of Europe's expansion overseas to the New World and Asia from Columbus to Karl Marx. Jeanes analyses how new capitalism is different from all previous economic systems, and how this gave Europe its lead over the rest of the world. He contrasts Renaissance mind and thinking with the new Scientific mentality of the late 17th century: Ancients vs. Moderns.
He addresses questions of philanthropy by billionaires like Gates and Branson.
Jeanes critiques the theorists and philosophers of Spiritual-Consciousness Evolution. The West remains supreme over the world in all spheres including having the "leading edge thinkers" like Wilber and Beck. Comparison of various "stages of history and mind" theory: Hegel, Marx, Freud, Maslow, Beck, Wilber, Gebser, W.I. Thompson.
Musical selections by NOJO
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