The Great Transition to Planetary Civilization is a book by Paul Raskin that discusses the transition to a planetary civilization that began in 1980 and will culminate in the signing of the World Constitution by 2048. The book explores the role of the Global Citizens Movement in resolving the future system crisis and the establishment of the New Global Deal, which will adopt the Planetary Social Democracy. The book also discusses the new moral values, such as quality of life, solidarity, and self-realization, that will replace GDP and consumerism. Additionally, the book explores the need for cosmopolitanism and the spread of equality, tolerance, reason, the rule of law, and active citizenship. An extended version of the book is available on Telegram.
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The oldest book found, written nearly 2,5 thousand years ago, contains ideas that are still relevant today. The book discusses justice and how it is important to mind one's own business and play our appropriate role to benefit ourselves and society. Society and souls are divided into three parts, and every person has all three parts, but some prevail. The book also talks about the life cycle of cities and how they cycle from aristocracy to tyranny and back. The appropriate roles of individuals are shaped by the need of the city and individual's skills. In a just city, the city's need and individual's needs work symbiotically.