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'The reason why most of us wouldn't write such a book, along with all the other questions and problems faced by humanity are answered in Free: The End of The Human Condition...In tracing all our environmental, social and political problems back to basic human psychology, Griffith provides a new way of looking at the world...His ideas are in a class of their own.' Arena, Macquarie University, Australia 'The content is a rare combination of philosophy, comparative religion, biology and very genuine reflection on the state of mankind and womankind...It examines, too, the conflict between conscience and intellect - the biological reasons and effects, and the guilt this brought on us as we developed the concepts of "good" and "evil"...Importantly, the author examines why the "war" between the sexes developed during humanity's "adolescence" and how this understanding of the necessary "growing up" can free us.' Dr John Champness, Australian psychologist and educator 'Griffith's grasp of biology and physics places him in the tradition of Teilhard de Chardin and Ilya Prigogine. But he goes beyond this...proclaiming that all our past divisive behaviour was a necessary phase of "human adolescence".' The Canadian Journal Edges, Vol 1, No.3 'Was Jeremy Griffith struck by lightning on the road to Damascus...Such was my cynicism reading the summary...Then whack! Wham! Reading on. I was increasingly impressed and then converted by his erudite explanation for society's competitive and self-destructive behaviour.' Executive Woman's Report, Vol 1 No. 16
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Griffith's first book introduces the issue of the human condition and his biological explanation of it. It describes how the anger and selfishness felt by humans is the result of a conflict between two factions within ourselves - the gene-based instinctive self struggling against the nerve-based intellect's need and responsibility to understand existence. The conflict caused humans to live with an undeserved sense of guilt. This book introduces the understanding that frees humans from this insecurity - it establishes 'the dignity of man'. It is the fundamental understanding needed for our species psychological rehabilitation; the real repair of ourselves and our planet.
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Jeremy Griffith has had a vision. The Sydney Morning Herald called him "a man who went in search of the Tasmanian Tiger and found the meaning of life". It then asked, "Is this person a prophet, a saint, or just a crackpot?".
For sixteen years, while establishing a furniture factory, Griffith worked toward his book, driven by a "desperate need to reconcile my extreme idealism with reality". The result is an instantly controversial blend of holistic science and messianic vision, akin to the efforts of Ken Wilber or Teilhard de Chardin, except more down home.
For sixteen years, while establishing a furniture factory, Griffith worked toward his book, driven by a "desperate need to reconcile my extreme idealism with reality". The result is an instantly controversial blend of holistic science and messianic vision, akin to the efforts of Ken Wilber or Teilhard de Chardin, except more down home.
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See Griffith's more recent work and impressive reviews
3 Mar 2006
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I strongly urge any readers of Jeremy Griffith's book `Free: The End of The Human Condition' to also look at his 1991 book `Beyond The Human Condition' and probably even more significantly his 2003 book `A Species In Denial', which has become a Bestseller in Australia and New Zealand and continues to receive critical acclaim.
These books are also available on www.amazon.com - the Amazon.com page for `A Species In Denial' contains an extraordinarily supportive review from one of the world's leading scientists. I also encourage readers to visit the website www.humancondition.info for even more recent publications and essays by Jeremy Griffith.
These books are also available on www.amazon.com - the Amazon.com page for `A Species In Denial' contains an extraordinarily supportive review from one of the world's leading scientists. I also encourage readers to visit the website www.humancondition.info for even more recent publications and essays by Jeremy Griffith.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
A home brew of holistic science and extreme idealism
1 Mar 2006
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Jeremy Griffith has had a vision. The Sydney Morning Herald called him "a man who went in search of the Tasmanian Tiger and found the meaning of life". It then asked, "Is this person a prophet, a saint, or just a crackpot?".
For sixteen years, while establishing a furniture factory, Griffith worked toward his book, driven by a "desperate need to reconcile my extreme idealism with reality". The result is an instantly controversial blend of holistic science and messianic vision, akin to the efforts of Ken Wilber or Teilhard de Chardin, except more down home.
For sixteen years, while establishing a furniture factory, Griffith worked toward his book, driven by a "desperate need to reconcile my extreme idealism with reality". The result is an instantly controversial blend of holistic science and messianic vision, akin to the efforts of Ken Wilber or Teilhard de Chardin, except more down home.
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