Truth without Certainty December 6, 2015 by Charles Eisenstein December 2015 The Ascent of Humanity Chapters PreliminariesIntroductionIntroductionChapter 1: The Triumph of TechnologyGee Whiz—The Future!Utopia PostponedThe Addiction to ControlFrom Separation to BoredomFrom Affluence to AnxietyChapter 2: The Origins of SeparationThe Biological Origins of SelfFire and StoneLabeling the WorldMathematics and MeasureKeeping TimeImages of ImagesThe Marvelous PirahaCultivation and CultureThe MachineReligion and RitualThe Playful UniverseChapter 3: The Way of the WorldThe Scientific MethodMy Personal Age of ReasonMasters of the UniverseThe Quest for CertaintyReducing RealityThe Ghost in the MachineThe Origin of LifeAlone in the UniverseChapter 4: Money and PropertyThe Realm of Me and MineAlone in a CrowdThe Anonymous PowerSocial CapitalCultural CapitalNatural CapitalSpiritual CapitalTime, Money, and The GoodThe Economics of OtherInterest and Self-InterestThe Crisis of CapitalChapter 5: The World Under ControlThe Total Depravity of ManThe Winners and the LosersLife, Death, and StruggleYes and NoThe Pressure to Break FreeMolding MindsThe Great IndoorsLife under ContractThe War on Germs
