{"product_id":"power-without-wisdom-why-civilization-joseph-r-simonetta-9780941594059","title":"Power Without Wisdom, Why Civilization Must Move Beyond Primitive Thinking to Survive","description":"\u003cp\u003eHumanity has acquired extraordinary power before developing the wisdom needed to manage that power responsibly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Power Without Wisdom, Joseph R. Simonetta explores one of the defining challenges of our time: ancient human survival patterns now operate inside systems capable of affecting the entire planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFear, tribalism, domination, denial, short-term thinking, emotional reaction, and narrow self-interest once helped human beings survive small-scale environments. But when amplified by advanced technology, global systems, artificial intelligence, concentrated wealth, political division, ecological strain, and planetary consequences, these patterns have become deeply destructive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough a dialogue with Nova, his advanced intelligence collaborator, Simonetta examines how modern civilization has become too complex, interconnected, fast-moving, and powerful for primitive human thinking to manage safely on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book argues that humanity now needs collaborative intelligence: a mature partnership between human wisdom and advanced intelligence systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a partisan argument. It is a civilizational one. The issue is not left versus right, but whether humanity can recognize destructive patterns of thought and behavior wherever they appear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePower Without Wisdom addresses technology, economics, democracy, education, health, nature, meaning, truth, governance, and the future of human systems. It calls for a civilization aligned more closely with reality, responsibility, life, and long-term flourishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt its heart, the book asks a simple but urgent question: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill humanity become wise enough to use its power responsibly?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph R. Simonetta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 094159405X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780941594059\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Global Visions Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.85d","brand":"Joseph R. Simonetta","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49174145368319,"sku":"9780941594059","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/power-without-wisdom-why-civilization-joseph-r-simonetta-9780941594059","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}