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Summary and Introduction To Analysis
This section has three parts. The first part is to summarise
the the previous analysis of human ecology. The second part is to
offer considerations of how we can adapt physically and
psychologically, through the transition to a new, relatively
stable ecology. The third part is to discuss the social
organizational methods that we may be able to use. Since the
basis of human survival strategies is cooperation, the
organizational systems and paradigms that we can use, will have
great importance.
1.
a. Technology
b. Reproduction
c. Beliefs
d. war
2. The Progression of Concepts of Society
a. Tribes
b. Multi-Tribal Societies
c. Nations
d. Human Community
3. Organizational Systems
a. Tribes and Nations
b. Kings
c. Ownership
d. Democracies
e. Socialisms
f. Religions
Survival is the essence of conservatism.
When projecting considerations of human adaptation, the
problem must be considered from a number of points of view.
First, the issue of what we must do to adapt to present
circumstances. Second, is a consideration of potential niches
that we could inhabit and the adaptations that would be
necessary. The third consideration would be a discussion of
factors that we may be forced to adapt to in the future. Any
consideration of future potentials and problems, must remain
limited to general discussions of ecological factors, because any
specific predictions will become meaningless over time. Still,
since human evolution is going to be infleunced by human desire,
some discussion must be speculative and project into the future.
Also, a number of specific hazards that we may encounter and
already are starting to encounter can be discussed. The intention
is not really to make accurate predictions, but more it is to
illustrate how problems can be analyzed from an ecological
perspective.
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