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Newsletter Nr. 1.236
Amsterdam, September 20, 2024

GRAEBER & WENDROW VS. WILBER ON THE DAWN OF HUMAN CIVILIZATION - Frank Visser / ChatGPT-4o

While both books address the broad sweep of human history, they operate from very different paradigms. The Dawn of Everything is a materialist, anthropological critique of historical determinism and hierarchy, whereas Up from Eden is a spiritual, developmental vision of history driven by the evolution of consciousness. Graeber and Wengrow are skeptical of hierarchical narratives, while Wilber embraces them as stages in a cosmic, spiritual progression. Both challenge traditional views, but in nearly opposite ways—Graeber and Wengrow emphasize freedom and diversity in human choices, while Wilber emphasizes a unified trajectory toward higher states of awareness.

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