THE JOURNAL OF HUMAN ECOLOGY PUBLISHED BY:

THE INSTITUTE FOR
OLEMA, CALIFORNIA HUMAN ECOLOGY, INC.

June 1, 1963

We announce the publication of THE JOURNAL OF HUMAN ECOLOGY
a Quarterly devoted to originating, stimulating and correlat-
ing writings relevant to Human Ecology as a structured complex.

This brief preliminary announcement is written with the recog-
nition that, for each of us, the framework of reference to
Human Ecology emerges from his own areas of awareness,
especially in Science.

In a scientific-technologic world, where segments can beget

only segments, there is a need - Seon men of letters and men

of science = Lo delineate areas for detailed exploration relevant
to Man's inter-relationship with his total environment, of

which he is only part.

Each issue of TEE JOURNAL OF HUMAN ECOLOGY will contain essays
and discussions by individuals throughout the world - scientists
and non-scientists - of a basic question chosen by the Advisory
Board. For example:

What are the mesnings of Prorress in a selentific-teehnologic
world?

What are the implications to Man's total environment, physical
and non-physical, of his present directions and rates of change,
espetisily in setlence and technology?

To the dedicated physician or psychiatrist concerned with life,
what is his comept of the sanctity of life?

What is the current state of knowledge of the physicsi and non-
physical limiting factors relative to mankind's survivel eam
function?

Whet 1s Man for?
Is a design-theory for Man on Earth necessary and possible?

Is it possible for Sclence to achieve a unity greater than the
sum of its syecialisetions and segmentetions?

The grandeur of Science is the majesty of Man's mind exposed to
the universality of knowledges but what is Man's scientific
conception of this universality, and how could Man's concertion
of it affect his approach for his survival and function?

What is the inter-relationship of the growing child to an
aging Earth?

S P R CHARTER,
Editor