Ervin Laszlo

Ervin Laszlo "is the author or editor of sixty-nine books translated into as many as nineteen languages, and has over four hundred articles and research papers and six volumes of piano recordings to his credit. He serves as editor of the monthly World Futures: The Journal of General Evolution and of its associated General Evolution Studies book series.

"Laszlo is generally recognized as the founder of systems philosophy and general evolution theory, serving as founder-director of the General Evolution Research Group and as past president of the International Society for the Systems Sciences. He is the recipient of the highest degree in philosophy and human sciences from the Sorbonne, the University of Paris, as well as of the coveted Artist Diploma of the Franz Liszt Academy of Budapest. His numerous prizes and awards include four honorary doctorates.

"His appointments have included research grants at Yale and Princeton Universities, professorships for philosophy, systems sciences, and future sciences at the Universities of Houston, Portland State, and Indiana, as well as Northwestern University and the State University of New York. His career has also included guest professorships at various universities in Europe and the Far East. In addition, Laszlo worked as program director for the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). In 1999 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Canadian International Institute of Advanced Studies in Systems Research and Cybernetics.

"Laszlo serves as president of the Club of Budapest and head of the General Evolution Research Group, which he founded. He is an advisor to the UNESCO Director General, ambassador of the International Delphic Council, member of both the International Academy of Science, World Academy of Arts and Science, and the International Academy of Philosophy. He is the former president of the International Society for Systems Sciences."

His latest book is A New Paradigm for a New World: Ervin Laszlo and Edgar Mitchell in Dialogue (2013).

His executive assistant is Gyorgyi Szabo. His son is Alexander Laszlo.

Affiliations

 * Welcoming Committee, Birth 2012
 * Former member International Advisory Council, Auroville Foundation
 * Co-Chair, World Commission on Global Consciousness and Spirituality
 * Visionary, The Vision Project
 * International Expert Group, World Council of Religious Leaders
 * Advisory Board, European Management Institute
 * Advisory Board, Foundation for Natural Leadership
 * Advisory Board, Integral Review
 * Sages Advisory Panel, Council for Global Education
 * Advisory Council (1975), Planetary Citizens
 * Former Fellow, Future Shapers Collaborative
 * International Advisory Board, Gaia University
 * Former Speaker, Chopra Foundation
 * Winner of the 2001 Goi Peace Foundation Award
 * Member, Scientific and Medical Network
 * Advisor/Supporter, We, The World
 * Distinguished Advisory board, Institute of Noetic Sciences
 * Editor, World Futures
 * Patron, Ouroboros Research and Education Trust
 * Faculty, Great Mystery

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