Topic: The Process Vision for Constructive Dialogue with China on Ecological Civilization: Concrete Steps

Presenters: Philip Clayton

John Cobb urged us to invite Philip Clayton for conversation.  At the time of President Xi’s visit to the US, John sent this note:  “Philip attended  the meeting in San Francisco and has been invited to write for the Beijing Daily and to work with the Xinhua news group.  I am more hopeful about lasting peace with China than I have been for some time.  I hope you can invite him to talk to us on a Tuesday morning.”  Philip has already made significant contributions to conversations of the Living Earth Movement, which John Cobb founded to seek better cooperation of the US and China to care for the planet we share. Philip has long supported the work of the Institute for Postmodern Development of China, and his book Organic Marxism: An Alternative to Capitalism and Ecological Catastrophe (Toward Ecological Civilization) has received extensive attention among some Chinese scholars.

Philip is the president of the Institute for Ecological Civilization. As a visionary thinker, Philip leads EcoCiv in expanding and deepening its mission at the intersections of environment and humanity. With several decades of experience in university-based research, teaching, and lecturing, Philip is involved in the conceptual development of all EcoCiv’s projects and ensures mission fit. In particular, he helps project leaders think about intersectional societal changes relevant for their particular projects. Philip holds the PhD from Yale University; has held guest professorships at Harvard, University of Cambridge, and University of Munich; and is the author or editor of several dozen books and some 300 articles on science, ethics, and religion.

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