Philosophical Essay on Homo Technicus
Timi Ecimovic*
Non-Executive Director of Heyu Leisure Holidays Corporation, Europe
Submission: September 26, 2017; Published: October 05, 2017
*Corresponding author: Timi Ecimovic, Non-Executive Director of Heyu Leisure Holidays Corporation, Korte 124, Slovenia, Europe, Tel: +386 (0)5 6421360, Email: timi.ecimovic@bocosoft.com
How to cite this article: Timi E. Philosophical Essay on Homo Technicus. Int J Environ Sci Nat Res. 2017;5(4): 555669. DOI:10.19080/IJESNR.2017.05.555669
Mini Review
It is new term "Homo Technicus" for present member of the global community of humankind, Before Homo Technicus we used and are using the following terms:
a) Homo sapiens is scientific Latin name coming from Karl Line1 ,
b) Homo sapiens is only surviving specie from genus Homo,
c) Homo sapiens global society or the Global Community of Humankind at present have beyond 7 billion members,
d) Human global society, or Human project, or Human eco sphere, or Humanity, etc., are alias for people,
e) Homo urbanus - people living in the urban environment - in total at present there is beyonr3 billions of them,
f) Homo slumus - people living in the slums, barracks and favelas as human population within or in vicinity of urban environments - in total at present there is beyond 2 billion of them, and
g) Homo rusticus - villagers, rural or rustic people living in country side - in total at present there is beyond 2 billion of them.
The largest number is people living in the urban environment - Homo urbanus people. We think Homo urbanus and slumus will soon reach 80% of all people of the global community of humankind living in fragile environments of the cities around the world of humans. The history 2 of Homo sapiens begins with evolution of the Homo sapiens some 202.000 (300.000 or more - contemporary theories) years ago. Within history of humankind we may find certain eras as follows:
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1Originally - Caroli Linneaei was founder of the "SYSTEMA NATVRATE" - the nature systemic list "Systema Naturae" of the living beings: Animals "Animalia", plants "Phyta" or "Plantae"
2The purpose of this philosophical essay is to present technological era of present humans 2010.
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a. The pre-antiquity human era with migrations of humans all over the globe till around 70.000 year B. C.,
b. The pre-antiquity human era after catastrophic mega eruption of the mega-volcano Tolba around 70.000 year B. C. on the today the Sumatra Island in Indonesia,
c. The pre-antiquity human era after last glacial era (Europe) 16.000 to 4.000 years B. C.,
d. The antiquity era from 4.000 B. C. onward.
It is stated as introduction. We shall present short history3 of global community of humankind as end of introduction:
1. The antiquity human era of the Great Civilizations,
2. The classical antiquity human era of ancient Greek and Roman times,
3. The antiquity human era from Polytheistic to the Monotheistic religions.
The second classification is as per technology, evolution of the body and mind of Homo sapiens and could be as follows:
a) The Stone ages,
b) The Bronze ages,
c) The Iron ages,
d) The Middle ages 5th to 15th Century,
e) The Renaissance and the time of discoveries,
f) The steam engine improvement during 17th Century, James Watt and others is commencement of the first industrialization.
The Industrialization, the Research and Development, Education, improvement of the human social system and consequent evolution of the body and mind of human resulted with eras as follows
1) Industrialization.
2) Post-industrialization,
3) Post second World War - the Cold War,
4) The rise of the technologies,
5) The raise of Environmentalism in sixties and onward,
6) Invention and innovation era,
7) The Money Master Monster Leadership era,
8) The Information Age, the Computer age and the Digital age,
9) The Globalization age - The Third Millennium and the Present.
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3The written history accounts for the truth for history of humankind.
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The rise of technologies was result of Scientific and Applied Research and implementation, mostly directed by armament and war needed technologies and the Money Master Monster Leadership.
The present is Summary of the Past! As beginning of discussion we think that present of the global community of humankind is in very bad shape. There are only one percent of rulers and 99 percent are the supporting population. We think Homo sapiens may experience extinction during 21st Century. Important researchers and research institutions share this fear. The reason is the wrong leadership of global community of humankind, is lack of knowledge on basics of the Nature, poor upbringing, education and learning, poor understanding and explosive reproduction, with consequent pollution and destruction of the living conditions within the Biosphere of the planet Earth.
The global community of humankind is sawing the branch of Nature living beings tree, which is only one supporter for life of humans in the biosphere of the planet Earth. The humankind is experiencing lack of population management and ever increasing health issues, seen as genetic invalidity of body and mind, new diseases and loss of lives and properties due to the catastrophic happenings in the biosphere. If humanity continues as usually, on present foundation, the end is predictable. Present is as it is.
Unfortunately4
a) The monopolization of the entire humankind to the benefit of one percent must be added to the above discussion;
b) So must the level of debts that is globally close to three times volume of the world's global GDP (400% in Japan, about 220% in USA and China, etc.);
c) Only 15% of humans have more than six US$ per day, while 85% have less;
d) 85 persons own as much as three and half billion persons combined;
e) Nature of the planet Earth is badly damaged and its natural resources are over-used;
f) Humankind's living conditions in its biosphere are changing not for a better.
For better quality of this essay we have to mention data on human population. Key data is:
1.900 - the global human population was beyond 2 billion people,
2.017 - the global human population is beyond 7 billion people.
Due to oversized global human population life and activities, its output, which is every day higher as yesterday (!), is causing changes in the quality of the living conditions in the biosphere of the planet Earth and catastrophic happenings. The present pore upbringing, education and lack of the lifelong learning, understanding, morality and wisdom are damaging qualities of the human society. Due to lack of global community of humankind population management, present human society is in very bad state. Oversized human population is lacking abilities to:
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4As stated by Emeritus Professor Dr, Dr Matjaz Mulej from Maribor, Slovenia, EU. We shall use this statement again in the chapter about humankind.
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i. Meet the needs for food, iv. Meet the needs for health security,
ii. Meet the needs for fresh water, v. Meet the needed Universal Upbring96:73ing, Education and , , , Lifelong Learning,
iii. Meet the needs for shelter,
vi. Meet the protection of humans, Nature, space and environment,
vii. Meet needs for prevention of the human diseases, health care, prevention of genetic diseases, mental disorders or illnesses, etc.,
viii. Meet the needs for peace, respect, reason, justice, morality, wisdom and sustainable future within humankind and the biosphere of the planet Earth, and
ix. Meet means for change of the Money Master Monster Leadership back to humankind as should be.
The summary of the past is summary of the present Homo Technicus life and activities. To make clear philosophical distance of needed quality of humans for prosperous future we have summarized present people (including ourselves) as Homo Technicus. Evolution and evolvements of the Homo Trchnicus is great achievement. Unfortunately, global community of humankind with overall impact on the biosphere of the planet Earth is fast damaging the living conditions. The Climate Change System responded accordingly and the result is fast5 changing living conditions not in favor of the Homo sapiens longevity. The present, thinking of humans, to have technical background for the planet Earth mastering, is completely wrong thinking and it is very dangerous. The tool in life and property of humans for many years is steadily increasing.
The only ability of humans, which is correct, is the ability to destroy needed quality of the biosphere of the planet Earth. In the case of this happening the Homo sapiens will cease to exist and the planet Earth will continue to exist with new conditions whatsoever. The Homo Technicus needs philosophy, which is a search for truth, knowledge and understanding of the life and Universe. To end this essay we think the global community of humankind (the present) has to act with introduction of: The Universal Upbringing, Education and Life Long Learning to make possible for our children and grandchildren to have the knowledge and understanding needed for survival, longevity, prosperity and sustainability. We hope Homo Technicus will volve into "Homo Sustainability" We wish to people good philosophy, longevity, adequate knowledge, understanding, and life in peace, reason, respect, just, morality, wisdom and sustainable future!
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5Fast relatively used because the human timing and Nature timing are too far apart. Nature responds, to every day more increase of pollution in living environment of the biosphere is slow, but strong and irrevocable. The humans due to lack of knowledge and understanding undertook fast technical development, which is not in support to Nature but opposite. The present global community of humankind misunderstood the reason for Homo sapiens existence and the power of the fast technical development, hopping to reach the power needed for the planet Earth mastering. The system thinking and the present are questioning whether the evolution in the biosphere of the planet Earth is or is not in favor of longevity of humans. We think it is NOT!
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