Introduction to SUNY series in Constructive Postmodern Thought Acknowledgments I. Introduction II. The Model of Social Evolution PART ONE. OUR HISTORY III. Stage 1: Tribal Hungting Magic IV. Stage 2: Mythology and the Farming Village V. Stage 3: The Warrior State VI. Evolutionary Driving Forces VII. The Evolution of Oppression VIII. Stage 4: Universal Religion and Philosophy IX. Stage 5: The Modern Era PART TWO. THE CURRENT CRISIS X. The Ecological Crisis XI. The Population Explosion XII. Markets Not Communities XIII. Loss of Meaning and Vitality PART THREE. SOLUTIONS XIV. Overview of the Model XV. Cooperation and Democratic Economics XVI. Culture and Gender XVII. Ecological Economics and Population XVIII. The Evolution of Consciousness XIX. Conscious Participation XX. The Social Realm XXI. Position Analysis XXII. Everyone Has a Part to Play PART FOUR. THE LARGER VIEW XXIII. Social and General Evolution XXIV. Global Consciousness XXV. Conclusion Note on Centers and About the Author Bibliography Index