This is a working document, not a finished treatise. It is part of a broader, ongoing initiative to map the intellectual terrain of our moment and think carefully about what kind of future we are choosing to build. The manifesto evolves through contributions, critique, and deliberation from those who have signed and engaged with it. You are reading a living text.
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MUDr. Martin Jan Stránský
“The Open Manifesto opens an important conversation about the future of society in the age of artificial intelligence and the challenges of the 21st century. I appreciate its interdisciplinary approach and recommend it to readers of my book The Rise and Fall of the Human Mind as a valuable continuation of that discussion.”
— MUDr. Martin Jan Stránský
Neurologist, educator, and author of The Rise and Fall of the Human Mind
Recommended Reading
The Rise and Fall of the Human Mind
by Martin Jan Stránský, M.D.
Before proposing how society should evolve, it is worth understanding how the human mind evolved.
The Rise and Fall of the Human Mind offers an accessible synthesis of evolutionary biology, neuroscience, psychology, philosophy, and the societal impacts of modern technologies. It explores how our brains developed, why we often make irrational decisions, how emotions shape society, and how digital technologies are transforming human cognition.
Several neurological perspectives discussed throughout The Open Manifesto were inspired by this broader scientific framework.
We highly recommend this book to readers who want to deepen their understanding of the challenges explored throughout the Manifesto.
"The tools of reason, argument, evidence, revision, remain the most reliable guides we have through an uncertain world."
The Open Manifesto