Prout College News
February 2010
2010 Enrolment Now Open
Enrolments for the
first semester of 2010 at Prout College are now open. The first semester
starts on the first Monday in March.
Prout College
Videos
Videos outlining
the subjects taught at Prout College were recently posted on YouTube. The
videos can be viewed by clicking the button beside the name of each
subject on the Prout College homepage, at http://proutcollege.org. Or click the
links below.
1.
Introduction to Prout Studies, with Sohail
Inayatullah:
2.
Tantra, Spirituality and Social Change, with Marcus
Bussey:
3.
Macrohistory and World Futures, with Sohail
Inayatullah:
4.
Transformative Economics, with Michael Towsey:
5.
Neohumanism, Policy Making and Contemporary Issues,
with Sohail Inayatullah:
6.
Frontiers of Science, with Michael Towsey:
7.
Education for Liberation, with Marcus Bussey:
For more
information on Prout College, visit the website.
New Prout Book
A new 260 page
paperback, Understanding Prout – Essays on Sustainability and
Transformation, Volume 1, edited by Jake Karlyle and Michael Towsey,
published by Proutist Universal, Australia, 2010, ISBN 978-0-9591792-3-1,
was recently printed.
The book first
appeared in electronic format in 2009 to commemorate the 50th anniversary
of Prout. The book is distributed by the Prout Institute of Australia
(PIA) and can be ordered through the PIA website: http://pia.org.au. For sales enquiries
and payment via Paypal, email: ad...@pia.org.au. The book costs $40
AUD, which includes airmail postage anywhere in the world. Orders of five
copies or more cost $36 AUD each (e.g., 5 copies cost $180 AUD),
including airmail postage, a 10% discount. The editors plan to publish a
new volume every two years or so.
Volume 1 contains
four excellent essays on various aspects of Prout, written by two
associates at Prout College. All the essays are very readable and easy to
understand.
The Biospychology
of Cooperation by Michael Towsey starts by reviewing the history of the
cooperative movement then contrasts cooperation with capitalism and
communism. The final part explores various aspects of cooperation,
including the theory and science of cooperation, the concept of progress,
egalitarianism, and the future of cooperation. The essay is essential
reading for anyone who wants to understand cooperation from an ethical,
social and cultural perspective.
Education for
Liberation by Marcus Bussey begins with the paradox of a modern education
then introduces the philosophy of Neohumanism as the essential ingredient
of an education for cooperation and liberation. Much of the essay focuses
on the relationship between Prout and Neohumanism, exploring in
particular the educational implications of the Five Fundamental
Principles of Prout and the concept of sadvipra, the ideal for a
Proutistic education.
The Three-Tier
Enterprise System by Michael Towsey introduces cooperatives from the
traditional economic perspective and compares them with the more usual
private and public enterprises. The essay then moves on to expand our
understanding of the cooperative sector and to explore the governance and
regulatory issues that are likely to arise in a cooperative economy. The
essay provides new insight into how best to structure the enterprise
system in a modern economy.
Water and Land
Management by Michael Towsey argues that a cooperative global society
cannot be achieved without due attention to the local economy and the
local economy depends first and foremost on water and land management.
Whereas 20th century water policy focused on hydraulic engineering, so
the 21st century approach will be about ecosystem management and
biotechnology. The essay clearly sets out the fundamentals necessary for
localised planning.
Contact
To have any
questions answered, email the college administrator, Jake
Karlyle.
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