(e)co existentialism

CyberEmpathy - Visual and Media Studies Academic Journal ISSUE 7 2014 Visual Strategies ISSN 2299-906X

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Global Vision of Universal CO-Existence & Models

People – Planet - Pro-Fit –Progress

Sociology- Ecology-Economy-Spiritology

CO-Existentialism Part 1 The Golden Path: Harmonious Balanced

Middle in Cosmo(s)cene analyzed the triptych of Jheronimus Bosch

The Garden of Earthen Delights as evolutional phases of human

mankind. CO-Existen-tialism Part 2 continues the thoughts of

evolutional development of human mankind. Conclusion of CO-

Existentialism part 1: we need positive drive of CO-Existence of

JURI CZABANOWSKI

(E)CO-EXISTENTIALISM RECOVERING BALANCED CYCLES by GLOBAL INTEGRAL LIFE(STYLE) CO-EXISTENTIALISM OF MAN-ENVIRONMENT-COSMOPOLIS-COSMOS


biodiversity and multiracial &-cultural togetherness in revival of vital

cooperation(s): Enlightenment by Lightness and Openness. The need

of developing a cosmo(s)cene and conscious cosmopolitan society is

essential to evolve. Human mankind has to obey global limits to

survive in dignity to restore the worldwide balance of cycles of life-

supporting systems in co-existence: life-style and philosophy called

ECO-Existentialism 1as an unfolding evolution of Human Mankind.

Ill.1: The Unfolding Discovery of our planet Earth and its Living as CO-

Existence

Ether (æther) as Quintessence

The traditional four elements are wind, earth, water and fire, later

æther was added as fifth element or essence: quintessence. Ether

inter-connects the existing elements, brought them in movement.

Ether behaves like a spirit, it doesn’t appear an substantial

phenomenon but as energy. Ancient Greeks called it the zone where

the Gods breathe. Ether became the layer of modern communication,

interaction of (social) media by ic-technology

1 Club of Rome, The Limits to Growth, A global Challenge, 1972.


Ill.2: Juri Czabanowski, integration of 4 wind directions&4 elements Air, Fire,

Earth& Water as sustainable pillars connect by Aether(Quintessence) as 5th

Element of Spirit Togetherness (in presence called ICT) Nijmegen 2013


Ill.3: Pentagram: integration of 5 elements united in sustainable cycle

Geometrical Structures

Unity in diversity is a quotation that has been used by many architects

and urbanists; perhaps H.P. Berlage was the first who spoke it exactly

in translated words: Eenheid in veelheid. In translation it is based on

holism: the interaction of the holon (part) to the holos (whole) and

vice verse.

The holon is like the atom the essential stone to build structures and

systems by multiplication, variation and diversification or mutation.

Co-existence of the hole and the part works as an interaction.

Architect-theologian Hans Dom van der Laan worked out a theory of a

universal harmonic proportion in his book Le Nombre Plastique 2 (the

Plastic Number) which is based on the golden proportion or the divina

proportione of the Golden ratio. This Golden ratio was discovered by

Pythagoras: the plastic number ρ (the Greek ‘Phi’ letter of alphabet,

also known as the plastic constant).

Holism

Hippocrates of Kos (460-377 BC) tried to bridge both points of view.

He settled the fundament of a holistic health of a integral body that

depends on the dynamic interaction of the several organs of the living

organism. This principle is called holism. He used the knowledge of

6000 medical herbs on the Isle of Kos and of existing know-how

elsewhere.

2 Hans van der Laan, Le Nombre Plastique: quinze Leçons sur l'Ordonnance architectonique. Leiden: Brill, 1960. In Dutch: Het Plastische Getal.


Importance of interlinking Man-

Environment: Environment(ality)

mutual relation and support between men of environment

Environmentalism

The publication of Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring in 1962

emerged Environmentalism as a popular grass roots political

movement in the 1960's. Those already involved in conservation/

preservation efforts were joined by many others concerned about the

detrimental environmental impacts of modern industrial technology.

The longer range, older elements of the movement included writers

and activists.

Human mankind has to take responsibility and show respect for the

environmental life and its life-cycles on planet Earth. Wealth is

reached by wellness and livability, an interaction of ecology and

economy by respecting biodiversity and fair trade.

Eco-(Philo)sophy

Arne Naess quoted an original definition of ecosophy:“By an ecosophy

I mean a philosophy of ecological harmony or equilibrium. A

philosophy as a kind of wisdom, is openly normative, it contains both

norms, rules, postulates, value priority announcements and

hypotheses concerning the state of affairs in our universe. Wisdom is

policy wisdom, prescription, not only scientific description and

prediction. The details of an ecosophy will show many variations due

to significant differences concerning not only the ‘facts’ of pollution,


resources, population, etc. but also value priorities.” 3 Ecosophy and

Eco-philosophy by Henryk Skolimowski4 as a living philosophy aware

of the inner spirit and empathic ability like love derived from the

awareness of concerned scientists and civilians about the state of the

World in post-war time. Skolimowski refers in his book Het theater

van de geest on page 70: “Eco-Philosophy means eco-humanism, a

philosophy to design new tactics for living. Evolution a self-sensitive

process in a cosmos of self-sensitive unfolding. Soft aspects like

esthetical and moral openness and capacity of abstract thinking will

develop sensitivity instead of objectivity.”…Under deep insight he

continues: “..being connected with each others as fully adult human

creatures. Mystics, prophets and poets: we can reach eternity, and

“Alternative new worldviews, matrices and paradigms are needed. Not

only a scientific empirical view.”…

“The book of Nature is written in living forms not mathematical

formula. Mathematical worldview is a metaphor of rootless mankind.

Progress of technical society in spite of spiritual poverty reflects a

progress of self-cheat.”5

Develop telepathy and empathy as divine flame and sympathy as

social medium!!

Society of (RE-/WE-/BI-)Cycling: WeCycle by Recycle and

Bicycle

We need to (re)cycle all we produce, we have to think in cycles like

natural ecological cycles, to make cycles “nearly” closed like in nature

itself. Nature itself doesn’t spoil energy or material (which is in fact

energy in mass). In our common future 2.0, in the New World order,

3 See A. Drengson and Y. Inoue, 1995, p.8. 4 You tube: Henryk Skolimowski Eco-Philosophy, explaining the meaning of living philosophy. 5 Henryk Skolimowski, The Theatre of the Mind: Evolution in the sensitive cosmos, 1984, p. 69-70.


cosmo-politans embrace a new socio-economic and human-ecological

system, called Cosmopolitanism in addition to Capitalism, based

on fair trade, limited to natural growth by biorhythm to respect

health of people and vitality of environment. It will bring another kind

of profit in the world, not based on wealth related on quantity of

goods, but a quantity that is again based on quality of life, on values

like healthy work-condition, respect for People and Nature, it will

bring a wellness for all people, an average income that is related to

self-support of own produced food next to the place where people live.

Food production will be again one a the mean actions of work in every

bodies life next to sharing creativeness to make own individual

designs of objects. Talented persons could inspire others who are

talented. Transition Town Movement is actual platform for Society of

(RE-/WE-/BI-)Cycling. Cradle to Cradle (C2C) a principle to (re)use

everything optimal.

Ill.4: Lemniscate, symbol of re-cycling and eternity, never ending: here as

holistic or integral system as a loop-system of linked processes in phases

Sustainable Architecture and Urbanism

We need houses that integrated the five cycles of elements like in

Nature. (Re)Use, in best way Super-Use of wind energy(turbines),

water(cycles like rain or waves, energy of tides), fire(energy, earth

warmth) and earth (biomass). Ether become connection of

communication-coordination-co-operation by social media made

possible by for instance Information Communication Technology


(ICT).

A superb sustainable building and housing has been developed by ir.

Bengt Warne in Saltsjobäden near Stockholm in 1977(before ICT):

low-tech Naturhuset (ill. 5,6) using the four natural eco-cycles. 2013:

Sustainable Updating Check by adding solar-panels and PV-cells for

ICT.

‘ECO’-villages and sustainable communities like Arcosanti, Auroville,

Findhorn and Steyerberg and EVA-Lanxmeer try to heal the lost

balance of healthy environmental settlements. They restore human

dignity giving responsibility back to citizens, activating their creativity

and responsibility.

Evolution of Unfolded Human Mankind

The vision of a restored Middle as Medium in the Phase of CO-

Evolution is based on the explanation of the triptych The Garden of

Earthen Delights. Di(Vision) of the triptych painted by Bosch could be

seen as phases of evolution in mankind (article CO-Existentialism part

1). They radically changed by getting an overview of our globe viewed

in space. Even scientists were overwhelmed to get an impression of

the wholeness of our planet. James Lovelock expressed his admiration

by a theory of the Earth as living super-organism he called Gaia. He


reviewed his hypothesis of Gaia written in 1979.6 In the Netherlands

Kees Zoeteman got inspirited by Lovelock’s hypothesis and wrote

about Gaiasophia7, which influenced the policy of the second national

environmental policy plan NMP2, Kiezen of Verliezen (Choose or

Lose) published in 1992. In that time the Dutch policy became one of

the leaders to take measurements to solve urgent targets to serve the

polluted environment.

About evolution Skolimowski writes in his book The Theatre of the

Mind: Evolution in the sensitive cosmos as ‘becoming into being,

visible flowers of the tree in development’… ‘The weak flower of ethics

flourish under right circumstances. Essence of being through time-

moved outing. Evolution explodes constantly into being. Universe is

one of ‘becoming’…’Ecological theory of mind a new freedom in

unfolding universe, a new insight of coming mind. Mind and

imagination are connected.’…’carried responsible progress of

evolution.’

Deep Sustainability

A deep Sustainability shows a social-ecological based, bio-based

economy. Deep Sustain-Ability starts from Ecology as principle (left

corner). Deep sustainability is based in the roots, the planet Earth as

foundation. Deep sustainability is related to deep ecology of Arne

Naess and others, an eco-philosophy and Environmentalism.

PS: the development of earlier phases of the evolutional process of

sustainability-in-progress is available as article published in Issue 5 of

CyberEmpathy!

6 J.E. Lovelock, Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth, Oxford University Press, 1979. 7 Kees Zoeteman, Gaia-Sophia A framework for Ecology, Floris Books 1991.


Fig. 1: © Juri Czabanowski, Phase 3: Deep Sustainability model based on

an ecological order of principles Sociology-Ecology-Economy for

Blueprint of green revolution on blue planet, Nijmegen 2011

Cosmo(s)cene

An evolution of several phases will be needed before mankind

reaches point Omega of Teilhard de Chardin8 as the final destination

of mankind, the essential meaning of life on Earth (even in Cosmos or

Universe). Their fulfillment as high conscious and empathic human

beings and partners of a CO-Evolution-in-development.

We need to develop the ‘Cosmocene’ as geological period of

geocentric policy; being concerned and conscious of importance of the

planet Earth as life-supporting and life-carrying habitat, the

‘Cosmocene’. The Cosmoscene can be understood as the location of

8 Teilhard de Chardin, The Phenomenon Man, 1955.


our Planet as organic meta-bolism in interaction and -relation in

cosmological plan of Universe. Rebirth of golden middle!

Nobel-prize winner in Physics of 1997 Paul Crutzen speaks of the

‘Antropoceen’ in context of the phase of geological Age as a result of

the human (Gr: anthropos) impact since industrial revolution. Human

mankind is factor that influenced the change in climate for instance by

polluting atmosphere. The author of article refer to call present

time Cosmo(s)cene Age concerning our scientific know-how (even

with doubts) about the geological science and discovering of Cosmos.

He speaks of Anthropo(s)cene (Scene of Man) Age in context of

historical social-economical change: start in period of late Middle Age

to early Renaissance when agriculture production became techno-

logical. First revolution of technology is the mechanical revolution

of intensive agriculture the wealth grow of over-production so

population and cities.

Cosmic overview

Our View of the World radical changed with a global overview of Plane

Earth in the spot of cosmonauts in their spaceship Apollo 11 to the

Moon in 1969 (ill.1). The image of Planet Earth in the Universe called

spaceship Earth did realize the observers to take more care for our

common fragile home. The limits of this beautiful and vital planet

became visible and tangible on distance. Also the incredible difference

with the dark and dusty Moon. The luck and gratitude to be a global

citizen of the World enlarged the drive and passion of

environmentalist to protect this cosmic diamond. Several institutions

and organizations were born beginning of the 70’s of the 20th

Century: Friends of Earth, Green Peace, World Wild Fund and so on.

The membership for this care for the life and life-systems constantly

grew in the coming decennia.


Vision of human-ecological settlements

First revolution of technology was the mechanical revolution of

intensive agriculture when people settled down as farmers who still

were concerned about the biorhythm of seasons and other natural

laws. The wealth grow as result of over-production and so population

and cities increased. Specialization in crafts and development of

talents were possible. The correlation between the development of

agriculture and urbanization is essential. The relation between city

and agriculture has been broken during especially since industrial

revolution.

Prof. Peter Schmid argued to bring the nature to the city and vice

versa and to build Integral Bio-logical Architecture (IBA).9 Prof.

Ekhart Hahn spoke of Siedlungsökologie (settlement ecology) to

restore link of human settled and civilized communities and natural

surroundings.10 Prof. Louise Fresco wants to interlink the natural and

built environment (city) as essential symbiosis to survive in the

globalized [Sassen 1990; global city]11 (mega)cities and regions

[Florida 2002/2008; creative class and mega region]12 worldwide in

the next future.13 A global movement to stimulate more sustainable

and autarkic communities has to be created: human-ecological

minded communities. The author of this article refers to stimulate

integration of social, alternative healthy and experimental energy-

saving and ecological minded architecture for the 21th Century to built

a sustainable society [Czabanowski, 2006, p. 294].14 See

http://alexandria.tue.nl/extra2/200612003.pdf

9 Togetherness as a resulted condition of interconnection of four elements Earth, Water, Air and Fire by element Ether, the connecting 5th element or

quintessence, the medium of the geometrical square of the four edge elements. Foundation of a pentagram model, a structure with 21 golden ratio as divine

proportions. 10 Ekhart Hahn, Siedlungsökologie, ökologische Aspekte einer neuen Stadt- und Siedlungspolitik, Karlsruhe 1982. 11 Sociologist Saskia Sassen, The Global City: Introducing a Concept, 1990. 12 Sociologist Richard Florida, The Rise of the Creative Class, 2002. 13 (Louise) Fresco’s Paradise, TV-Serial of VPRO with motto Eten is weten is geweten (Eating is Knowing is Conscience). 14 Historian of Art Juri Czabanowski, Humaan-Ecologische Georiënteerde Woningbouw, TU/e 2002


Cosmopolitan Society

The Post-Capitalistic system as SustainAble System by triple PPP-

combination should be a perfect match between the interaction and

relation between People, Planet and Profit. We have to respect again

the natural time of growth of Life of all species, it is inherent at life

itself. Every kind of life needs a time of rest, certainly the time when

reproduction by specie has come, to bring a new generation, which

again needs the time to develop. The leaks of life have to be respected

again to stabilize the of all kind of fishes for instance again. The

stabilization of species in each ecosystem is a guarantee that the cycles

necessary for the circles of Life will continue. Like each specie have

their own capacity and way of appearance through evolution we as

specie of homo sapiens sapiens have the capacity and ability to

distinguish ourselves from each other. Being individuals makes us

unique, gives us a way to develop our talents and capacities. In this

way we are different not

equal.

E-quality is based on equivalence in fact , not on equality in sense of

similarity. It’s true: nobody is equal but we should be equivalent in the

way we are human beings who built communities in societies

worldwide. The Evolution of a Homo universalis: worldwide Homo

sapiens-socialis-mollis-ludens-faber! Human beings as (re)creators

and ethical stewards.

Cosmopolitan Art

Cosmopolitan Art like the worldwide manifestations of Christo and

Jeane Claude made. They settled attention on existing subjects, which

they covered with textiles. They never spoke in terms of packaging,

they disguise things like a magician. This way of hiding an object

increase the tension. It’s like a striptease-act or an indian templedance


of veils. The presence of the present it lost, it is hidden, you only can

guess what is inside the package, like what is happening just behind

the curtains back on the stage; feelings of tingling! The hidden form of

course gives you a certain impression, but you can imagine yourself

what is hidden behind. Questioning: Is democracy in western

countries really open and open minded? Or does it only look like?

What happens behind the façade? Privacy of citizens are often blamed

and their account of mails and phones more often are used by

intelligent corps without knowledge and permission of the private

owners.

Western Democracy needs a new and refreshing Enlightenment; a

growing amount of cosmopolitan citizens don’t accept the hidden

silence any longer. They take the road to demonstrate again.

It is like unpacking your birthday-present. You still will be uncertain

till the moment you deliver the paper from the surprise you got as gift.

Surprise surprise, really Sur Prise (A price above the price you all

ready paid for your present, that will be in “absense” till the moment it

will be free of its temporary hidden existence! We play with love hide

and seek even as adults: it’s fun anyway! The way the artistic couple

presents their objects as presents cold be seen as a cosmo-politan

statement of searching the truth, being free citizen, the wish of

people to touch the reality of things, the reality behind what looks

like showing its pure and open mindness.


ill. 7: Christo and Jeane Claude, Veiling Reichstag, Berlin 1995

Cosmopolitanism: New World Order

This Post-Capitalism system or Holistic (Integral) Sustainable System

is meanly based on equality of all in first line on the equality of

human-beings. E-Quality in sense and based on We-Quality, the

quality of the integral and interaction by cooperating individuals who

have a standard basic of existence, for every P (People) that is

related on the bearable carrying capacity of our P (planet Earth): we

got only one, we have to share in good sense (ratio) with all, the way of

fairness to share again the P (Profit) we make by co-operation and

partnership based on Fair Trade and keeping intact the biodiversity of

life itself because it is the basic fundament to keep our natural eco-

logical system in balance.

LIFE CYCLE ANALYSES by GLOBAL LIFE(STYLE) [Global

LCA] of COSMOPOLITAN

(E)CO-EXISTENTIALISM

All spoken elements concerning Cosmopolism are integrated in the

following model. It represents the unfolded development of a global

model of a worldview based on open, unveiled co-operation.

COSMOPOLITAN MODEL of global CO-

OPERATION

Model that shows 5th Sense of Interconnection (see earlier in

text) but in acting, trading and thinking of cosmopolitans regained

collective lifestyle of shared togetherness by sustainable house-


hold(ing)s worldwide.

Fig.2 Co- Operational Model: Cosmopolitanism as synthesis of sustainable

Cosmopolitic Dualistic Lifestyle in cooperative House - Hold(ing)s

Global citizens: Sustainers and Containers

A sustainable co-existence will synergize both: The synthetic answer

of being and having is a question of the way how to behave (Behavior).

To be sustainable is to behave in balanced way, learning to share life

in co-existence as essential meaning of importance. Becoming

conscious stewards, an evolution of mankind as growth from

human(ity)-in-development to ethical human beings and behaviors.

Global citizens and villagers live as sustainable cosmopolitans.

Thinking about connection ‘Land-City’ artist Patrick Blanc introduced

the Edible Park: a project of permaculture in Zuiderpark The Hague

(NL).

Transition into modern commercialized and merchandised world

Human beings have to learn to (re)think and (re)act in circles, in

cycles. Like our life and our Planet dynamic moves in progressive


processes our lifestyle should be managed by circular and cycling

thinking and acting, even our economy: a circular economy of integral

(re)cycling.

In a growing globalized world of multinational corporations (MNC) or

multinational enterprises (MNE), now often shortened called

‘multinationals’, the quotation ‘Thinking globally, acting locally’

functions only sustainable if they are again really concerned about

good conditions worldwide: ‘con-cerned’ on locality or Place (Planet),

‘being responsible on pit: taking care for a pit by making it fit’

(Czabanowski, 2013). Survival of the Fittest by well functioned

transition like transformation on location (transition town

movement), transmission of sustainable mission of vision to life in a

dynamic balanced world by regarded CO-Existence.

Sustainable Multinationals quote ‘Acting globally is acting,

thinking and trading locally’ (Czabanowski, 2013). Global or globally

means already an interesting mixture of ‘in general’ and ‘worldwide’.

Sustainable profit as global prosperity in long term means a global

cooperation as a synergetic symbiosis for All, not only for the

privileged happy few. Peace is a final result of satisfaction of All, a

condition of being content. A fact of good conditions reached by

fairness and equality. Global Justice to reach Peace by Universal

Togetherness. 15

Spiritology: values and norms

It is good to have our dreams and keep on dreaming, making our

desires becoming (perhaps) true, but the old American Dream looks to

become a global Nightmare as a lifestyle of consume for beyond basic

needs. Like the wise man Mahatma Gandhi said (in own words): how

15 Togetherness as a resulted condition of interconnection of four elements Earth, Water, Air and Fire by element Ether, the connecting 5th element or

quintessence, the medium of the geometrical square of the four edge elements. Foundation of a pentagram model, a structure with 21 golden ratio as divine

proportions.


to realize a world if Indians want to have the same life as the British,

who need half the world to have their privileged position, four worlds

would have been needed! But don’t lose reality of existence. We need

to face the New Objectivity and Sensitivity of Emergence as to

realize a real sustainable society.

How to develop new creative ideas making use of intelligence,

empathy, and technique to evolve sustainability? The

neologism Spiritology is the spiritual symbiosis of Ideology (Science

of Ideas: Philosophy, Theology, Ethics, Poetry, …) and Technology, the

integration of emotion (heart) and intellect (brain). The inter-

connecting between science and art and their human capacities (M.Sc.

M.A. and Ph.D.) in Capa-Cities, global Centers of actual inter-

disciplined Know(-How)ledgement.

Today a ‘functional’ Neo-Capitalistic of neoliberal market-system

needs much more capacity than in Mahatma Gandhi’s days. The

global developing technology has to grow in artificial speed out of

natural and human order and comprehension. Machines of artificial

intelligence rule the world of so-called free international market. The

world market and economy would be really free if there would be a

world market of fair trade and conditions based on the benefit of all

people CO-Existentialism and environment, a human-ecological based

economy on co-existence of global Life-support. Time to celebrate and

stimulate A LIFESTYLE according to care for the correlation man and

environment(E)CO-EXISTENTIALISM. From the Humanism of a

anthropocentric view to an integral cosmocentric view of Eco-

humanism.

Human Co-Creation

Learning from Nature, vital systems, and their interactive processes

will be essential to discover. Philosophies and insights who think and


act in processes like nature with eco-cycles are essential to recover

natural systems. Natural systems follow a natural laws, machines

mechanical laws. In meantime the human civilization developed an

interaction of nature and culture which caused a mixed or hybrid

system of natural culture and cultured nature. The evolution of

Mankind and progress of technology both influenced the evolution as

a developing progress-in-process.

This interactive process of evolution shaped mankind as co- and re-

creators with technical tools known as technology. Kevin Kelly

torpedoed the term ‘technium’ as an self-unfolding evolution of

technology-in- development. Technium itself contributes to unfold the

universe. Technique as tool of mankind gets more natural optical

appearance. It fits more to an existing existence –in-progress. Like

ancient philosopher Heraklit of Ephesus (594-484 BC) observed:

Everything moves, nothing stays the same (Panta rhei, kai ouden

menai). Especially the cosmos is an endless process of movement in

interaction with evolution. Mathematical philosopher Pythagoras

(570-495 BC) pointed on the unity of body and soul being essential for

an integral health.

PPPP-Model of Sustainability 21

At the UN-Conference Johannesburg (2002) a proposal of change was

submitted: the disliked P of Profit should be changed in Prosperity.

Other proposed to move in the P of Project.

Next to these triple P’s which carry ‘Sustainability’ a 4th column needs

to be added to get even more stability in our global dynamic evolution.

The 4th P of Pneuma, Greek for Spirituality is one of the options. The

author chose for the P of Progress to underline the acceleration of

evolution. Knowing the lack of the actual spirituality as a drive for

inspiration the united neologism ‘Spiritology’ as knowledge, science


and education of the collective Spirit of Human Mankind and the

Know-How of the cosmic Universe is chosen. This Spiritology

researches the Cosmic or Universal Order in which astronomical and

astrological high-technology is a necessary part to do research and

study the Cosmos. Religion as part of human mankind researched the

origin of mankind making use of Spirituality as meaning to evolve

oneself to meet a higher level of existence and consciousness. This

higher level is personalized by giving a name: Jahweh, God, Buddha,

Allah, Krishna, Lord for instance. These names are holy names to

express the respect to this higher Existence.

Spiritology acts as counterpart of Sociology as science of Human

Mankind (Humanistic Studies) Spiritology connects Ideology in sense

of like world of thoughts of Plato and Technology, the progression of

evolution by ideas and their realization by technologies (ict and

others). Cosmo-politanism gives power to world citizens: “We are the

people”, a global warning to a little happy few who think they are the

Exceptions on Earth. On many places revolutions and movements like

Occupy represent the power of global citizens.

(E)CO-EXISTENTALISM as global

INTEGRATION INTER-LINKING

(Plan of Progress & Pneuma) ICTechnology &

Ideology, (CO-People) Sociology, (Planet)

Ecology, (Pro-Fits) Economy in Space and Time

for Process (Evolution) called Sustainable

Development

Discovery of Global Perspective

The prophecy of a dream in three dimensions of phases in time, a


vision of an artist called Hieronymus Bosch van Aken: the path to real

open society of co-existence (see article CO-Existentialism part 1).16

An educated man who lived in a time of immense change: the

Transition of the Middle Ages above the Alps to the Awakening of the

Renaissance in the Northern Europe. A transposition, a transmission

and trans-formation even a translocation of power and discovery of a

new continent changed the medieval worldview complete. The world

was round, not flat anymore. Christopher Colombus landed in later

called ‘America’ after discovery-traveller Amerigo Vespucci. The

Awakening of Mankind around 1500 a.C. called

the anthropocentric worldview after thousand years of a

theocentric worldview a period in the Middle (Middle Ages) of socio-

cultural and political alternation in the Western hemisphere. An era

between the Greek and Roman Antiquity17 and the Renaissance

started in City State of Florence around the year of 1420 a.C.

Humanism and Neo-Platonism extended. Human mankind had to be

evolved learning to incorporate local tradition, taste and products next

to original produced consumption. Global world market overseas

increased.

During next centuries global world market brought a co-existence of

local and global products. The low price of oil in last century caused

an imbalance of regional and global products. Transport of products

and persons became lucrative. The global perspective of globalization

was born.

Globalization: global Cosmopolitans

In many cities, mega regions [Richard Florida 2002] and global cities

[Saskia Sassen 2005] nearly all existing nationalities are represented,

16 Den Bosch (‘s Hertogenbosch, The Forest (Bush) of the Dukes) in Province Noord-Brabant is the city where family Bosch moved after living Aken (Aachen or

Aix-la-Chapelle, the founded capitol of Emperor Charlemagne or Carolus Magnus, King of the Franks (free people: expression Being frank and free). 17 End of Imperium Romanum (Roman Empire) in 476: Fall of City of Rome.


a formation of an universal cooperation of humanity. The

consciousness of being one mankind as World Community, sharing

one planet Earth have to grow: needs have to be carefully respected

and divided. A multicultural family of world citizens of People. Our

planet as Mother Earth or careful Gaia with People children of Earth

or Gaians who will live in Co-Existence with Creation [Lovelock, Gaia:

A New Look at Life on Earth, Oxford University Press, 1979].

(E)CO-Existentialism

Creative creatures or co-creationist and re-creationists respect the

Creation by evolution with compassion and empathy. They learn to fit

in a proper way like the biodiversity in its eco-cycled manner.

A process of creativity and mentality instead of product works.

The linear way of thinking by results of scoring only goals should be

replaced by a creative way: theory and practice by learning of

technique, arts and handcraft by doing, to understand processes and

their phases in general. The synergetic way of spiritual way Tao and

rational Effectiveness, symbiosis of Eastern and Western

contemplation as a synthetic result by differentiation.

Glocalization: global and local Cosmopolitans

Globalism opens open mind, critical regionalism (localism) the need

to take care of neighborhood and local traditions and food.

Glocalization [Bauman 1998]18 synergies both practical ideas by

accep-tance and stimulating of worldwide produced fair trade next to

local and regional bio-based produced trade.

In fact world trade should become global multicultural instead of

vague multinational incor-porations (MNI). Still the P of ‘Profit’ is

leading pillar in their commercial way of acting. It has to be

transformed in P of Project of Progress by Process (Evolution as 18 Sociologist/philosopher Zygmunt Bauman (Poznan 1925) quoted the neologism Glocalization next to other scientists.


Process of Development in Progress). Multi-national concerns

(MNC) always were in fact multinational commercial insti-

tutes (mnci). Profit should been seen as pro-fit (well managed or

balanced pro-part or pro-portion: by 3D-machines?) of a well

functioned harmony. A phase to become fit as part in a great whole or

as Holon in a integral Holism. Behavior and trade

of multicultural concerners (mcc) are sustainable, being concerned

about all P’s in interlinked integration, People-Planet–

Profit/Progress. Restore purity and simplicity as valuable disappeared

virtues. Reduce advertising and merchant-dizing of products as one of

the biggest selling industries. Presentation (of form) became more

important than content. Existential needs are energies

like Empathy (Love, (com)passion) and spiritual and intellectual

activity next to Creativity, fair trade and bio-based and divers

economy of materials and energy and stewardship of eco-balanced

bio-time as ecology to sustain biodiversity ruled by Cosmo-politicians

and carried by conscious world citizens and villagers (Cosmopolitans).

MODEL of (E)CO-EXISTENTIALISM

golden middle of global INTEGRATION meeting

point High & Deep developed SusainAbility

INTER-LINKING

(Progress) IC-Technology& Ideologie-(CO-

CO-

existe


People)Sociology-(Planet)Ecology-(Pro-Fits)

Economy in Space and Time for Process

(Evolution) called Sustainable Development

Fig. 3: © Juri Czabanowski, Phase 4: (E)Co-Existentialism as synergetic

co-operation of High (Intelligence-Spirit and Mind, cognitive)

and Deep (Empathy-Spirit and Body, sensitive) Sustainability Model based

on the integration of 4 interlinked processes-in-development CO-People-

Planet- Pro-fits -Progress and able by regarding 4 conditions Livability-

Empathy&Wellness-Bio-based Wealth-Global Open Mindness on a

balanced level of spiritual-social-ecological order of scientific, artistic and

technological principles Sociology-Ecology-Economy-Spiritology

(synthesis of Technology and Ideology) for a Blueprint of green revolution

on our blue planet, Nijmegen 2012;

Explanation of (E)CO-Existentialism Model

(E)CO-Existentialism as the life-style of being the golden medium

between Ecology and Economy, human and bio-based economy of

balanced Quantity and Quality, between Deep SustainAbility (raises

from roots to common center (CO), mater(ial) become medium) and

High SustainAbility (drop down from spirit(ual) thoughts to common

center(CO)). Left blue Square is mainly bio-based area of (ECO)Cycles


like the Cradle to Cradle (C2C)-Principle of Planet. Right blue Square

is mainly human-based area of using (Re)Mind like Fair (world)trade

Principle to bring local profit (pro-fit) and progression by common

satisfaction.

PS: the development of earlier phases of the evolutional process of

sustainability-in-progress is available as article published in

CyberEmpathy Issue 5!

© Juri Czabanowski, (E)CO-

EXISTENTIALISM

CO-EXISTENTIALISM OF MAN-ENVIRONMENT-

COSMOPOLIS-COSMOS Nijmegen

2013

Part 3: RECOVERING BALANCED CYCLES by GLOBAL

INTEGRAL LIFE(STYLE)


Juri Czabanowski

Ph. D. Juri Czabanowski (1961) is historian art-

/architecture, writer, teacher and researcher, Ph.D.-

thesis Human-Ecologically Minded Housing, TU/e

2006, office Urchitecton since 2007

(E)CO-EXISTENTIALISM RECOVERING BALANCED CYCLES

by GLOBAL INTEGRAL LIFE(STYLE)

CO-EXISTENTIALISM OF MAN-ENVIRONMENT-

COSMOPOLIS-COSMOS/ J. Czabanowski.

CyberEmpathy: Visual Communication and New Media in Art,

Science, Humanities, Design and Technology.

ISSUE 7 2014. Visual Strategies.

ISSN 2299-906X. Kokazone.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web: www.cyberempathy.com

http://www.cyberempathy.com/

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