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  • The Ascent of Humanity

  • Civilization and the Human Sense of Self
  • By: Charles Eisenstein
  • Narrated by: Steve Wojtas
  • Length: 27 hrs and 26 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (24 ratings)

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The Ascent of Humanity

By: Charles Eisenstein
Narrated by: Steve Wojtas
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Summary

Charles Eisenstein explores the history and potential future of civilization, tracing the converging crises of our age to the illusion of the separate self. He argues that our disconnection from one another and the natural world has mislaid the foundations of science, religion, money, technology, economics, medicine, and education as we know them. It has fired our near-pathological pursuit of technological Utopias even as we push ourselves and our planet to the brink of collapse.

Fortunately, an Age of Reunion is emerging out of the birth pangs of an earth in crisis. Our journey of separation hasn't been a terrible mistake but an evolutionary process and an adventure in self-discovery. Even in our darkest hour, Eisenstein sees the possibility of a more beautiful world - not through the extension of millennia-old methods of management and control but by fundamentally reimagining ourselves and our systems. We must shift away from our Babelian efforts to build ever-higher towers to heaven and, instead, turn our attention to creating a new kind of civilization - one designed for beauty rather than height. Breathtaking in its scope and intelligence, The Ascent of Humanity is a landmark book showing what it truly means to be human.

©2007, 2013 Charles Eisenstein (P)2017 North Atlantic Books
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Critic reviews

"Yale graduate, professor, speaker, and author, remove the letters 'se' from his surname and you have an idea just how brilliant a thinker Eisenstein is considered to be." ( Montreal Gazette)
"This is an extraordinary book. Eisenstein has put his finger on the core problem facing humanity - namely: separation. All the crises that humanity now faces are grounded in the belief that we are separate - separate from each other, separate from the biosphere that sustains us, separate from the universe that has brought us forth. This is a tour-de-force filled with astounding insight, wit, wisdom and heart." (Christopher Uhl, author of Developing Ecological Consciousness: Paths to a Sustainable Future)

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Everyone should read this book

This is a reference for the many and not the few.
wether you are on the path of self discovery or just curious, this is what we need in our time of transition and confusion.
Charles, transmits a powerful message. This deeply nourishing book covers some of the most unexplored areas of humanity's biggest questions and articulates a stream of wisdom, that will touch your heart and leave you feeling hopeful.


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drawn out and disappointing

the narrator makes this unnecessarily drawn out book difficult to get through. I gave up on this book years ago. having tried again, I have to give up again. so much potential, though, so am disappointed.

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