Spiraling Into a Second Enlightenment
Broadening the Age of Reason for a Shifting World
Cracks and Holes in the
‘First’ Enlightenment
Evolving into the
Second Enlightenment
Collaborative Magazine:
Ideas, Art, and Critiques
Mostafa Vaziri
…was educated in political science, sociology, anthropology and medicine in the US and Europe. He has taught intercultural studies in US and Austrian universities, and has worked as a medical doctor and consultant in Nepal, Afghanistan, India, Lesotho, Sudan and Bhutan. He is also the founder of a charity organization, Medical, Education and Peace Organization (MEPO).
Cracks and Holes in the ‘First’ Enlightenment (17th– 20th centuries…)
The European- and American-based Enlightenments have marked great progress in achieving social and political rights, and yet the ideals of the Enlightenment were in some ways paradoxical and incomplete.
- An Imperfect Enlightenment >>
- Holes in Democracy: The Contradictions of Freedom: Three Misconceptions >>
- Public Religion and its Problems >>
- The Dangers of Nationalism and Racial Theories >>
- Failure to Abolish War and Militarism >>
- Neglecting Animal Rights: Murdering and Hunting >>
- Media: The Source of Marketing Ideas and Manipulation >>
Evolving into the Second Enlightenment
The proposition of a Second Enlightenment is to create a dialogue about ways to remedy what the first Enlightenment lacked, and to propose some innovative ways to move into a new era of social, political and ecological development.
• Why Do We Need a New Enlightenment? >>
New World Order
• Normalizing the Perception of Women >>
• How Can We Remodel Global Power? >>
• Equal Status for the Ecological World >>
• Equal Rights for LGBTQ Individuals Around the Globe >>
Addressing Problems of the First Enlightenment
• Why Only One-Person-Leadership? Clinging to Monocracy >>
• Political Leaders’ Mental Health and Expertise Under Scrutiny >>
• Political Psychiatry: from Sanity, to Power Neurosis to Political Psychosis >>
• Is There a Tyranny of Wealth? A Word About Wealth Neurosis >>
• Considering Adaptable and Responsive Constitutions? >>
• Should Religion be Private? >>
New Ideas and Propositions
• Can We Internationalize the Earth’s Resources for All? >>
• How About Limiting Personal Inheritance? >>
• Should We be Able to Plan Our Own Death? Death Literacy >>
Fundamentals of Life
• Is Healthcare a Global Human Rights Issue? >>
• Is Education an Ultimate Answer? >>
• How About Founding a Ministry of Peace? No More Bullets >>
• What Can We Learn from Thinkers Beyond the West? >>
Enlightenment Today
• I Believe the Second Enlightenment Has Already Begun >>
Latest Ideas: August 2023
• Nothing is Chic! Living in a Land of Fragrance >>
• Acknowledge and Reward Contributors to Civilization >>
• Are Transnational Corporations an Obstacle for the Second Enlightenment? >>
• North-South Division: The Hurdle of Southern Enlightenment >>
Latest Inspirations: March 2024
• Buddhism with a Body
• Decolonizing the Mind and How We Think
• Is There Such a Thing as “Secular Theology”?
• Rethinking Islam in Light of the Second Enlightenment
Collaborative Magazine – Ideas, Art and Critiques
This is where your ideas, articles, artwork, literature, etc. related to Second Enlightenment topics, whether ecology, politics, gender issues, and much more, can be shared in order to strengthen the collaborative process of moving forward.
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