Climate Change, Holism, Evolution, and Collective Intelligence

Abstract

One focal endeavor of our time is to safeguard civilization and the planet in its entirety from the threats of global climate change. By recounting the story of Toughie, the last of the Rabbs fringe-limbed treefrogs, this article seeks to advance the argument that both an ecological revolution and an ecosophical shift in humankind's approach are urgently required. Drawing on holism and evolutionary psychology, humankind's inclination toward self-destruction in terms of brain structure and philosophies, and its encompassing cyclic political–historical dynamics, are also examined. Collective evolution and intelligence may mean that novel approaches to advancing climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies should be adopted. Collective intelligence could provide an avenue for crowdsourcing ideas on potential solutions in addressing various challenges in vulnerable spaces.