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Neuroscience and History
This article looks at neuropathology, which may shed light on the actions of individuals in power. Do leaders show a tendency to have certain neurological traits?
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History and the Neurocentric Age
This article is a critique of Daniel Lord Smail’s book On Deep History and the Brain.
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Neurohistory: Being in Time
The term neurohistory points to the fundamental realities that lie at the basis of both history and neuroscience: anthropology and the philosophy of time and world history.
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The Brain in the West: A Course of Study
This article is the syllabus for a course that surveys the history of Western thought from the standpoint of the brain.
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The Ecovillage: A Model for a More Sustainable, Future-Oriented Lifestyle?
This article describes the ecovillage Sieben Linden from the perspective of one of its residents.
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We Never Lock Our Doors
Ecovillage resident and author Diana Leafe Christian talks about life in an ecovillage.
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Utopian Struggle: Preconceptions and Realities of Intentional Communities
Most people know little about intentional communities, and what they think they know is often wrong. Metcalfe discusses some of these preconceptions and why they are inaccurate.
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Ideals and Practices of European Ecovillages
In the context of the current global economic crisis, it seems that people are increasingly looking for more sustainable ways of living. Ecovillages provide people with a way to pursue a more sustainable lifestyle.
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Realizing Utopia? Reconstructing its Normative Potential
A utopian narrative must be understood not so much as a concrete plan or set of policy recommendations, but as a call to decide for oneself about the plausibility and the desirability of the postulated ideals.
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A Culture of Sustainability
How do the three pillars of sustainability—environment, economy, and society—come together in the daily routines of a society? Research in Community (RIC) has given itself the goal of building a network to investigate and promote a culture of sustainability.