An Age
in Transition
chapter 1
HROUGHOUT the last decade， apocalyptic visions
have abounded in response to the increasing frag-
mentation of knowledge， dehumanization of the individ-
ual， and generalized disruption that has occurred
lhroughout the world. Despite this apparent chaos of rapid
social， ecological， and individual change， there is another
strongly enunciated perspective that views the upheaval as
symptomatic of a profound evolutionary transformation of
human consciousness. Dismal prophecies of our future so-
ciety as totally dominated by group orientation with little
or no freedom for individual expression are based upon the
assumption that interdependency creates less need for indi-
vidual initiative and creativity rather than for more. Popu-
lation analysts forecast that a population glut might create
further stress upon limited living and working space. This
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