Place in the framework
This edition uses the Four Questions as its higher-level cognitive structure and translates the theoretical source edition for public readers. It begins with circumstances each person faces and requires no prior mastery of the whole framework.
Shared direction and relationships among the works
Civilization Leap changes the default starting logic from which humans and AGI generate goals and purposes: from “self-interest first” to “self-interest with others first.” It does not remove self-interest; it changes where self-interest begins.
Continued existence is the baseline. The three long-term goals are secure basic living conditions for humanity as a whole, happiness in individual lives, and lives richer in meaning. Direction guides methods; methods produce outcomes; outcomes recalibrate methods and understanding of real causal relationships; new understanding enters the next round of action.
After the Four Questions, M1–M8 develop the complete causal argument. Topic research and individual projects continue within their own scope; they do not define Civilization Leap at the highest level.
Version and publication boundaries
- Current manuscript version
- V1.1
- This page’s role
- Register manuscript identity, position, version and further-reading relationships
- Full text and downloads
- The source manuscript is verified; available full-text PDFs are linked in the versions section.
- Identifier and hierarchy
- The identifier follows the existing work family; theoretical level is specified by this page’s role and higher-level relationships
Old versions are retained. The Canonical description page is the stable citation entry; future manuscript updates will be reflected in its version and publication state here.
The Four Questions and three companion works
- Four Questions on Civilization Leap | Highest-Level Cognitive Outline V1.0 : Highest-level cognitive outline
- Civilization Leap: Theory, Principles and an Action Program | Theoretical Source Edition V1.2 : Full development of theory, principles and an action program
- Civilization Leap: Engineering Development and Governance Principles | Engineering-Governance Edition V1.1 : Governance principles developed from “How can civilization leap?”
Related reading in the source manuscript
- A Day in a Future Civilization : A source-listed entry into life, continuing through an ordinary person’s day.
- Living Civilization, Volume II: Real Life in a Future Civilization : Continue through a person’s life
- Short public thought essays : Continue through real questions
- The Path of Civilization Leap : Complete causal logic