Reclaiming Our Cooperative Potential

About this episode

Frank Spencer interviews Riane Eisler about the potential for a cooperative society.

In this formative interview, TFSX co-founder Frank Spencer speaks with world-renowned social systems scientist, futurist, cultural historian, attorney, consultant, speaker, and author Riane Eisler, diving deep into the (re)framing of a society built upon cooperation, partnership, and deep care. As she states during the conversation, the belief that humans are inherently competitive, egocentric, and violent is utterly false, drawing upon decades of research around the past, present, and future...

People in this episode

Host: Frank Spencer

Guest: Riane Eisler

Topics covered

• cooperation
• partnership
• cultural history
• social systems
• futurism

Keywords

• cooperation
• partnership
• social systems
• cultural history
• futurism
• Riane Eisler
• Frank Spencer

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TFSX

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