…Of Lifestyles.
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
Ibn Khaldun – Berbers and the Maghreb (14th C! Not 10th;)
Successful prison experiment in Norway
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