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Noocracy, or "aristocracy of the wise", as defined by Plato, is a social and political system that is "based on the priority of human mind", according to Vladimir Vernadsky. It was also further developed in the writings of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin.

Etymology

Pronunciation: English pronunciation: ,

The word itself is derived from Greek nous, Gen. noos (νους) meaning 'mind' or 'intellect', and 'kratos' (κράτος), 'authority' or 'power'.

Development

One of the first attempts to implement such a political system was perhaps Pythagoras' "city of the wise" that he planned to build in Italy together with his followers, the order of "mathematikoi." In modern history, similar concepts were introduced by Vladimir Vernadsky, who did not use this term however, but the term "Noosphere."

As defined by Plato, Noocracy is considered to be the future political system for the entire human race, replacing Democracy ("the authority of the crowd") and other forms of government.

Mikhail Epstein defined Noocracy as "the thinking matter increases its mass in nature and geo- and biosphere grow into noosphere, the future of the humanity can be envisioned as noocracy--that is the power of the collective brain rather than separate individuals representing certain social groups or society as whole."

Publications

In the European Commission Community Research publication, Art & Scientific Research are Free: Towards a Culture of Life, it states several commentaries by Hans Jonas and especially Ladislav Kovác about Noocracy.

Take for example the current controversy about genetically modified food or GMO, a textbook case about setting up such a policy.

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