Biography
Ervin Laszlo is a systems philosopher, integral theorist, and classical pianist. Twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, he has authored more than 70 books, which have been translated into nineteen languages, and has published in excess of four hundred articles and research papers, including six volumes of piano recordings.
Dr. Laszlo is generally recognized as the founder of systems philosophy and general evolution theory, and serves as the founder-director of the General Evolution Research Group and as past president of the International Society for the Systems Sciences. He is also the recipient of the highest degree in philosophy and human sciences from the Sorbonne, the University of Paris, as well as of the coveted Artist Diploma of the Franz Liszt Academy of Budapest. Additional prizes and awards include four honorary doctorates.
His appointments have included research grants at Yale and Princeton Universities, professorships for philosophy, systems sciences, and future sciences at the Universities of Houston, Portland State, and Indiana, as well as Northwestern University and the State University of New York. His career also included guest professorships at various universities in Europe and the Far East. In addition, he worked as program director for the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). In 1999 he was was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Canadian International Institute of Advanced Studies in Systems Research and Cybernetics.
For many years he has served as president of the Club of Budapest, which he founded. He is an advisor to the UNESCO Director General, ambassador of the International Delphic Council, member of both the International Academy of Science, World Academy of Arts and Science, and the International Academy of Philosophy.
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"Worldshift" with Ervin Laszlo (sample)
Evolution Or Extinction - Your Way To Evolution
Author Ervin Laszlo, PhD, discusses his theories of evolution and the tipping point which determines whether we head toward mass extinction or a sustainable world. Ervin emphasizes the importance of recognizing our connection to each other.
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Great Shift Dialogue: Ervin Laszlo and Peter Russell
Their discussion covers the acceleration of growth, the crises that follow, and the imperative changes required to move from a materialistic and unsustainable way of life to one in which we respect the limits of growth and learn to live joyfully within them. They also cover the role of the global media, survival drives, and hopeful new signs in an emerging generation.
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"Science and the Reënchantment of the Cosmos" with Ervin Laszlo (sample)
Ervin Laszlo is generally recognized as the founder of systems philosophy and general evolution theory, serving as founder-director of the General Evolution Research Group and as past president of the International Society for the Systems Sciences.
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The Mystery of 2012
Predictions, Prophecies, and Possibilities
by Arjuna Ardagh, Jose Arguelles, Gregg Braden, Carl Calleman, Gill Edwards, Jean Houston, PhD, Barbara Marx Hubbard, John Major Jenkins, Lawrence Joseph, Ervin Laszlo, PhD, Llewelyn Vaughn Lee, Dr. Meg Blackburn Losey, Joanna Macy, PhD, Karl Maret, Corrine McLaughlin, James O'Dea, Christine Page, John Petersen, Daniel Pinchbeck, Sharron Rose, Peter Russell, MA, DCS, FSP, Robert Sitler, Geoff Stray, and Jay Weidner
What Will Happen in 2012? Will there be an age of awakening, a new step in human evolution, or even an end to the world we know?
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Science and the Akashic Field
An Integral Theory of Everything
by Ervin Laszlo, PhD
Mystics and sages have long maintained that there exists an interconnecting cosmic field at the roots of reality that conserves and conveys information, a field known as the Akashic record. Recent discoveries in vacuum physics show that this Akashic Field is real ...
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Science and the Reenchantment of the Cosmos
The Rise of the Integral Vision of Reality
by Ervin Laszlo, PhD
Science and the Reenchantment of the Cosmos presents a revolutionary new theory that bridges the divide between science and spirituality, disclosing the ramifications of non-localized consciousness and how the physical world and spiritual experience are two aspects of the same reality.