Thesis: Armed nation-states.
Antithesis: World war.
(Syn)thesis: World government. (See here.)
Antithesis: Outlawing of the Psychotechnic Institute.
(Syn)thesis: Continued psychotechnic techniques. (See here.)
Antithesis: Planned Psychotechnic counterrevolution...
(Syn)thesis: ...neutralized by Planetary Engineers. (See here.)
Antithesis: Continued conflict, Second Dark Ages.
(Syn)thesis: Extra-Solar colonization and "integration." (See here.)
Antithesis: Transportation outstrips communication.
(Syn)thesis: The Coordination Service. (See here.)
Antithesis: The Alori.
(Syn)thesis: A Nomad-Coordinator alliance. (See here.)
Antithesis: Nomadic disruption.
(Syn)thesis: Some Coordinators join the Nomads. (See here.)
Antithesis: Complexity overcomes coordination, Third Dark Ages.
(Syn)thesis: Nomads led by Coordinators preserve knowledge. (See here.)
Antithesis: Interstellar regression.
(Syn)thesis: Galactic civilization. (See here.)
Antithesis: Cosmic interference.
(Syn)thesis: Human-Hulduvian harmony. (See here.)
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
I still remember the long discussion we had about the validity of using Hegelian terminology for describing historical patterns or events. Truthfully, I remain unconvinced of Hegelianism being of any use for purposes of that kind. I found John K. Hord's methods and suggestions more plausible and far less unconvincingly schematic.\
I think Mr. Stirling is inclined to dismiss all of this: Hegelianism, Spenglerianism, and the work of Hord.
Ad astra! Sean
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