Download the PDF: Deep Big History: A Living Systems Paradigm
This paper was presented in August, 2014 for the international conference on “Big History.” The dominant view within “big history” assumes the universe is non-living at its foundations and is comprised mostly of dead matter and empty space. It also regards the universe as without meaning, purpose or any underlying consciousness. This paper presents an alternative view that regards the universe as a unique kind of living system with meaning, purpose, and consciousness as an integral aspect.