Private property is a means, and neither its abolition nor its unrestricted right should be an end in itself - Kenneth E. Boulding

(vi) … the "animal" level, characterized by increased mobility, teleological behavior and self-awareness...

Another indication of the magnitude of the present transition is the fact that, as far as many statistical series related to activities of mankind are concerned, the date that divides human history into two equal parts is well within living memory.

The human condition can almost be summed up in the observation that, whereas all experiences are of the past, all decisions are about the future. It is the great task of human knowledge to bridge this gap and to find those patterns in the past which can be projected into the future as realistic images.