Humanity at a Crossroads: Preparing for the Fall of Capitalism
More and more people are questioning how long capitalism can maintain, given its overuse of earth’s resources, its extreme concentration of wealth among a few, its inability to adequately respond to climate change, its dominating impact on government, and the fragility of its globalization of the economy. How and when will capitalism end? What will be the social dynamics that its fall will put in play? How best to prepare for the social turmoil that will arise? What is a viable social vision to replace capitalism and how can this be put into practice? This class will offer the best thinking from the PROUT Institute on these questions and will provide opportunity for discussion by participants.
PROUT’s FUNDAMENTAL PREMISE
All people should have equitable opportunities to develop and express their physical, mental, and spiritual potentialities, while maintaining dynamic balance among individual quality of life, collective well-being, and ecological integrity.
The PROUT Institute identifies four essential conditions for making a transition to a sustainable and equitable future:
- Hope: a rational and grounded sense of hope for humanity’s future
- Vision: a robust vision to guide enduring social transformation
- Empowerment: personal and community vitalization and empowering ideas
- Solutions: a theory-based, solution-oriented approach to social renewal
The Institute’s approach to social engagement is based on developing theory-based solutions to socioeconomic problems. PROUT offers a system of practical design principles intended to bring balanced progress and vitality to the human society.
For more information on PROUT visit https://www.proutinstitute.org/
Example Curriculum
Ronald Logan, Instructor
Ronald Logan is the Executive Director of the PROUT Institute. He is the principal author of PROUT: A New Paradigm of Development. In 1993, he co-authored the Plan for the Economic Development of Khabarovsk Krai on the Basis of PROUT, a report undertaken at the invitation of the Vice-Governor of Khabarovsk Krai in Far East Russia. His new books are A New Interpretation of Revolution and Transition to a New Era. He is also the co-founder and program director of Dharmalaya, where he has developed a diversity of residential training programs.
