Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) "Seventh Generation" Principle
The Haudenosaunee "Seventh Generation" principle requires weighing the effect of today's decisions on descendants seven generations ahead, offering a model of long-term responsibility beyond mainstream environmentalism.
The Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) "Seventh Generation" principle, which mandates considering the impact of decisions on descendants seven generations into the future, is cited as offering invaluable guidance for cultivating genuine, long-term sustainability and social harmony beyond mechanistic or utilitarian mainstream environmentalism, exemplifying a profound sense of temporal responsibility and interconnectedness.
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- Brundtland Report ("Our Common Future") · both placed under Intergenerational equity and the Seventh Generation
- The Clock of the Long Now (Stewart Brand) · both placed under Intergenerational equity and the Seventh Generation
- MOTH (More-Than-Human Rights) Program (NYU) · discussed together in section 096
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- Ethics
- Sustainability
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- Chapter 9, section 095 · Ethics - The Foundational Cornerstone: Embracing Plurality in the Pursuit of Collective Flourishing
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