Abstract
Abstract. Fundamental questions arise in every age, questions such as those concerning the individual in society, social order, labor and exchange, meaning and ethics, and spiritual life and values. In addressing these questions Ervin Laszlo emphasizes insight and understanding, the mutability and flexibility of knowledge, cultural diversity and organizational interdependence, and harmony in nature. General Systems Theory and a theory of general evolution provide the framework for his thinking. He asks that as human beings we assume responsibility for creative, reasoned, ethically sound decisions in dealing with the inner and outer limits of humanity.
Keywords
epistemology, evolution, international relations, general systems theory, philosophy of science, ethics
How to Cite
Schaeffer, J., (1988) “BELIEFS ABOUT EVOLUTION, MIND, NATURE, AND SOCIETY: EXCERPTS FROM AN INTERVIEW WITH ERVIN LASZLO”, Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science 23(2), 171–192. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9744.1988.tb00626.x