Check 5 - Biosphere and People: Diversity

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All lifestyles are accepted – within the constraint of not harming others or the biosphere.

Rather than restate what we have been hearing, our focus here is on the logic of diversity from a governance standpoint - why blind-spots are self-destructive and the embrace of diversity is so enriching.

Talking points:

Pluralism and truth
Neoliberalism and consumerist monocultures
Roots of logic of diversity in need for resilience
Tribal societies and settled societies
Diversity of capitalist model - Co-ops and Quakers
Global monetary system as de facto governor
Unity in diversity - not liking someone is less important than burning to death
It's a value - the richness of pluralist societies
Leadership, certainty and diversity of perspectives
Humility: disconfirmation of beliefs as the root of all wisdom
Diversity in forms of feedback (language, media etc - vs truth as such)
Monoculture in Chinese politics centred on fear of the leader = pandemic
...and culture of target-setting
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity - and Swiss National Service
...as a way of escaping our media bubbles
...and developing network of consensus on eg. climate action
Listening to people you don't like

Pluralism as a political philosophy

on wikipedia

Ibn Khaldun - Berbers and the Maghreb (14th C! Not 10th;)

Successful prison experiment in Norway

Bastøy Prison

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