Control: The Foundation of Life
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 1
I. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF CONTROL PARADIGM
Attributes of the Environment 11
Interaction of Non-living and Living Environments 15
The Primacy of the Individual 17
Outline of Control Paradigm 21
II. FURTHER EXPLANATION AND EXAMPLES
The Individual 24
Food and Nutrition 28
A Human Control Scenario 30
Mate, Marriage, and Sex 33
Rules and Law 38
Social Groups 41
Governmental Structure, Political Power & Economy 45
Communication 48
Communication Throughout Evolution 53
III. DIALECTIC DIALOGUES: Looking Within 57
Memory 58
Three Ways of Passing Something on After Death 64
Memory, Self, and Existence Beyond 67
Broader Questions 72
Concepts of Self 75
Consciousness 79
Summaries of Discussions
Consciousness and Self 85
Memory 86
Personality and Mind 88
Spirit and Soul 89
Reality 92
Self and Individuality: Community Considerations 96
Emotions and Self 98
Emotions and Buddhism 101
Emotion Defined 103
Religion
Mammalian Foundation 105
The Supernatural 107
Cultural Foundation 110
Membership and Exclusion 113
IV. DIALECTIC DIALOGUES: Looking Beyond
Purpose 117
Is Control Always Self-serving? 120
Ritual and Habit 122
Sexual and Asexual Reproduction: Considerations 125
History, Humans, and Others: Is There Hope? 127
Is Conflict Inevitable? 130
Resolving the Conflict Conundrum 132
More Ruminations and the Future 135
An Ecological Viewpoint 140
Artificial Life 143
Non-living Natural Elements and Forces 153
V. SUMMATION AND CONCLUSION
Utility 158
Closing 163
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 165
REFERENCES for Further Reading 167
INDEX 175
