Place in the framework
This edition develops governance from the Four Questions’ “How can civilization leap?” It sets shared direction, boundaries and alignment across fields, stages and methods. It does not redefine what Civilization Leap is, why its conditions arise or what it is for, nor substitute an individual project for civilization as a whole.
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
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- Full text and downloads
- The source manuscript is verified; available full-text PDFs are linked in the versions section.
- Identifier and hierarchy
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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: Theory, Principles and an Action Program | Public Edition V1.1 : Public translation beginning with people’s circumstances
Related reading in the source manuscript
- Civilization Leap: The Path of Civilization in the AGI Era (All Five Volumes) : Return to intellectual foundations and civilizational boundaries
- The Path of Civilization Leap : Check the causal position of local methods
- framework overview : Different social constituencies and relationships among works
- Complete public library : Currently valid public works and versions