Panetics
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2020 11:28 am
Just found this and knowing nothing about this I choose "ideologies and religions" to be the place.
Have anyone heard or studied this thing called Panetics? Sounds pretty important and useful thing.
"In 1991, the International Society for Panetics was founded by Ralph Siu and sixty other scientists, physicians, business leaders, scholars, artists and writers from several countries, including Kenneth Boulding and Johan Galtung. The society was dedicated to the study and development of ways to reduce the infliction of human suffering by individuals, corporations, governments, professions, social groups and other institutions." - quote from wikipedia
Ralph Siu wrote Panetics Trilogy consisting books:
- Less Suffering for Everybody. An Introduction to Panetics.
- Panetics and Dukkha. An Integrated Study of the Infliction of Suffering and Reduction of Suffering.
- Seeds of Reflection. Word Clusters for Meditation on the Infliction and the Relief of Suffering.
Is there some special aspect or something in these books and ideology than "usual" books about suffering? Maybe the bigger emphasis put on answering and ending the suffering vs. just explaining and pointing out what suffering is?
Have anyone heard or studied this thing called Panetics? Sounds pretty important and useful thing.
"In 1991, the International Society for Panetics was founded by Ralph Siu and sixty other scientists, physicians, business leaders, scholars, artists and writers from several countries, including Kenneth Boulding and Johan Galtung. The society was dedicated to the study and development of ways to reduce the infliction of human suffering by individuals, corporations, governments, professions, social groups and other institutions." - quote from wikipedia
Ralph Siu wrote Panetics Trilogy consisting books:
- Less Suffering for Everybody. An Introduction to Panetics.
- Panetics and Dukkha. An Integrated Study of the Infliction of Suffering and Reduction of Suffering.
- Seeds of Reflection. Word Clusters for Meditation on the Infliction and the Relief of Suffering.
Is there some special aspect or something in these books and ideology than "usual" books about suffering? Maybe the bigger emphasis put on answering and ending the suffering vs. just explaining and pointing out what suffering is?