THE NEXT ENLIGHTENMENT: REIMAGINING CONSCIOUSNESS, WEALTH, AND THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY BY WILLIAM NANDA BISSELL (HARDCOVER) OLD

Do you despair when you watch the news? Billions still live in poverty; violence, corrupt governance, and mass migration threaten stability everywhere; and climate change is wreaking havoc on the environment. In many parts of the world, loneliness, depression, and drug use have reached epidemic proportions. Meanwhile, our leaders continue to play political games and seem unable to guide us to a sustainable future. Are these crippling problems symptoms of a greater malaise? Perhaps there is a fundamental limitation in our model of civilisation, a systemic flaw that holds us back from creating a fair, harmonious society in step with nature. We need something new – a radically different way to organise ourselves that will redefine our priorities as a species. What might this new social paradigm look like? How will it transform human lives, public administration, economic exchange, justice systems, educational curricula, and healthcare? And how do we get there? The Next Enlightenment is a bold, provocative attempt to chart a new course for humanity, one that relies on our ability for self-reflection to reach new levels of consciousness and fashion a new society.