A book by Cliff Havener         

Havener examines how and why systems change over time. He takes the position that the process of civilization itself produced societies which encourage obedience and conformity and have lost the purpose of the system. These have set the tone for social life since that time. And as he says, "It's unfortunate that the opportunity to champion the others' pursuit of their self-actualization -- and, in the process, champion our own 'rapture of being alive' -- has not been a real opportunity until we began to recognize the nature of systems and, specifically, the difference between formative, normative, and integrative phases. But now that we have done that, it is. And there's no confusion about the element most critical to realizing it -- people." Havener reminds us that in Western society a key figure relative to meaning was Rene Descartes (French philosopher, scientist, mathematician, genius, 1596-1650) who divided the universe into two parts: the soul (where meaning is located), and everything else (where we find cause and effect, but no meaning).

Since the foregoing has been just my goal for several years, I am in wholehearted agreement with Havener's intent. In my manuscript, The Science of Ethics: A User's Guide for Modern Humans, I attempt to deal with the issue of meaning and the dichotomy Descartes introduced. I tackle this by producing an empirical, experiment based science of religion. In my mind Havener's efforts to clarify the goals of systems by finding their common unifying principle helps to show what needs to happen in all societies and to all systems. First and foremost this must happen to religion and to science. And then with the help of these areas all other systems especially business, but also everything else from marriage to education, law enforcement, and nations must be turned into integrative systems.

- Arthur Jackson, author of "The Science of Ethics: A User's Guide for Modern Humans"

Note: Any independent book retailer can order the book from New Leaf Distributors in Lithium Springs, Georgia.

Link: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1890676349/qid%3D999041248/107-9243628-3170143

Vendor/Publisher: Beaver's Pond Press
ISBN/product code: 1-890676-34-9

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