Global Histories of Science Final Essay: Conclusion

Everything is a relationship; everything is related by virtue of existing together with us. That view to step outside my consciousness and into the extended self, the concept of humanity that exists across the globe, is what allows me to see these structures and systems and how ideas of what humanity is affect all of us.

We can’t particularly feel each place where there’s pressure but we recognize it’s there. The force it exerts on us is only noticeable when analyzed throughout multiple generations, and even our understanding now can always be improved upon. The more we look back the more we see possible paths forward, and I want us to go the right way.

I don’t think it’s bold to say that we might be at our end. Global problems threaten our whole experience at every moment. Climate change, national and international political conflicts, world economic strife, the inhumane exploitation of a huge portion of humanity, and the improbable yet highly destructive threat of nuclear war are only some of the problems facing humanity today.

​I don’t know if the entire answer lies here but I think we need to turn away from WSCP and towards truth, reality, acceptance of humanity, and love, as illogical as it sounds. But in the end that is an issue of Western science; it acts without love, without care, commitment, respect, honesty, affection, trust, and recognition towards the world it tries to understand. We will never get more progress, take another big step if we don’t start incorporating the universals that have been left behind. ​