Ebook: The ABCs of human survival: a paradigm for global citizenship

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction and Overview -- The pathology of nationalism -- Choosing the future -- The necessity of democracy and law -- The personal is political -- War is a disease: The case of Vietnam -- The practice of medicine and the practice of citizenship -- A personal journey -- About this book -- Principles of global community and global citizenship: A synopsis -- Chapter One: Choosing the Future -- Where are we going? -- Where do we want to go? -- The practice of medicine and the practice of global citizenship -- Pathogenesis: Why are we so self-destructive? -- Pathogenesis: Nationalism and warfare -- Democracy and international law -- The rabbi's son from Krakow -- Choosing the future: Summary -- Chapter Two: Axioms -- First Axiom: The map is not the territory -- Second Axiom: The map changes the territory -- Third Axiom: We choose our maps -- Fourth Axiom: Good, bad, evil, important, and unimportant are in the eye of the beholder -- Fifth Axiom: Political leaders are not competent to determine the value of a human life -- Chapter Three: Paradigm Shift -- Who are we? -- Pathology of the old paradigm -- The new paradigm and human options -- Chapter Four: Principles of Global Community -- Principle 1 -- Principle 2 -- Principle 3 -- Principle 4 -- Principle 5 -- Principle 6 -- Principle 7 -- Principle 8 -- Principle 9 -- Principle 10 -- Principle 11 -- Principle 12 -- Principle 13 -- Principle 14 -- Principle 15 -- Principle 16 -- Principle 17 -- Principle 18 -- Principle 19 -- Principle 20 -- Chapter Five: The Case of Iraq -- Saddam Hussein and the U.S. government before and after August 1990 -- The U.S. invasion of Panama, Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, and the 1991 Gulf War -- Communication, scholars, the media, and propaganda for war.;The ABCs of Human Survival examines the effect of militant nationalism and the lawlessness of powerful states on the well-being of individuals and local communities?and the essential role of global citizenship within that dynamic. Based on the analysis of world events, Dr. Arthur Clark presents militant nationalism as a pathological pattern of thinking that threatens our security, while emphasizing effective democracy and international law as indispensable frameworks for human protection. Within the contexts of history, sociology, philosophy, and spirituality, The ABCs of Human Survival calls into question the assumptions of consumer culture and offers, as an alternative, strategies to improve overall well-being through the important choices we make as individuals.