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New Alexandria is a plan for developing a cognitopia that includes modified liquid democracy, cooperative business structure, possible locations, demographics, funding, architecture, infrastructure, culture, social philosophy, secularism, and society built on critical thinking, environmentalism, and humanism.
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New Alexandria is the first exclave of Hypatian society. Hypatia is also a legal entity, a cooperative corporation.
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Hypatia is a plan for developing a cognitopia that includes modified liquid democracy, cooperative business structure, possible locations, demographics, funding, architecture, infrastructure, culture, social philosophy, secularism, and society built on critical thinking, environmentalism, and humanism.
  
 
It has been in development since 2016 when the author, Phi Hypatia (pseudonym), became convinced that the current western society was not sustainable or desirable.  Phi Hypatia is not academic or urban planning professional.
 
It has been in development since 2016 when the author, Phi Hypatia (pseudonym), became convinced that the current western society was not sustainable or desirable.  Phi Hypatia is not academic or urban planning professional.
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;Cognitopia: Cognitopia is a new contribution to the arena of imagined societies. Cogni — as a prefix is taken from the word “cognition” which means thinking or reasoning as well as anything that is based on empirical factual knowledge. A cognitopia is an imaged society where critical thinking is central to the functioning and philosophy of the state.  At the same time, a cognitopia is not a society devoid of emotion like Vulcan, the imaginary home plant of Dr. Spock, but rather a place where policy, social morals, and beliefs are determined by what can created through empirical evidence and critical thinking.
 
;Cognitopia: Cognitopia is a new contribution to the arena of imagined societies. Cogni — as a prefix is taken from the word “cognition” which means thinking or reasoning as well as anything that is based on empirical factual knowledge. A cognitopia is an imaged society where critical thinking is central to the functioning and philosophy of the state.  At the same time, a cognitopia is not a society devoid of emotion like Vulcan, the imaginary home plant of Dr. Spock, but rather a place where policy, social morals, and beliefs are determined by what can created through empirical evidence and critical thinking.
  
== New Alexandria, The Cognitopia ==
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== Hypatia, The Cognitopia ==
New Alexandria is the first exclave of Hypatian society. Hypatia is also a legal entity, a cooperative corporation.
 
  
 
Hypatia, while legally an international corporate cooperative, is run as cognitopia the very foundation of which is critical thinking, emotional intelligence, eco-literalism, rights of nature, ethics, and humanism rather than mysticism, religion, greed, and violence.
 
Hypatia, while legally an international corporate cooperative, is run as cognitopia the very foundation of which is critical thinking, emotional intelligence, eco-literalism, rights of nature, ethics, and humanism rather than mysticism, religion, greed, and violence.

Revision as of 15:18, 26 April 2021

New Alexandria is the first exclave of Hypatian society. Hypatia is also a legal entity, a cooperative corporation.

Hypatia is a plan for developing a cognitopia that includes modified liquid democracy, cooperative business structure, possible locations, demographics, funding, architecture, infrastructure, culture, social philosophy, secularism, and society built on critical thinking, environmentalism, and humanism.

It has been in development since 2016 when the author, Phi Hypatia (pseudonym), became convinced that the current western society was not sustainable or desirable. Phi Hypatia is not academic or urban planning professional.

Cognitopia
Cognitopia is a new contribution to the arena of imagined societies. Cogni — as a prefix is taken from the word “cognition” which means thinking or reasoning as well as anything that is based on empirical factual knowledge. A cognitopia is an imaged society where critical thinking is central to the functioning and philosophy of the state. At the same time, a cognitopia is not a society devoid of emotion like Vulcan, the imaginary home plant of Dr. Spock, but rather a place where policy, social morals, and beliefs are determined by what can created through empirical evidence and critical thinking.

Hypatia, The Cognitopia

Hypatia, while legally an international corporate cooperative, is run as cognitopia the very foundation of which is critical thinking, emotional intelligence, eco-literalism, rights of nature, ethics, and humanism rather than mysticism, religion, greed, and violence.


Conceptually, Hypatia is governed as a secular democracy. It’s founded on social and economic equality and civic responsibility.

Aspects Hypatia governance includes secularity, constitutional social democracy, delegated democracy, evidence-based policy, open government, scientifically based, focused on economic equality, and civic responsibility.

The purpose of Hypatia is to build on the best qualities of humanity while dispensing with the rest. Everything is designed to mitigate the worst of human nature — ignorance, greed, corruption, sexism, racism, classism, and violence — from impacting society as a whole. It’s a place where knowledge of the universe expands without fear or superstition, where transparency makes corruption all but impossible, where all genders are equal, where racial distinctions are of no importance, where no one is grossly wealthy and no one is poor and desolate, where violence is rare, and people live in harmony of purpose and perspective.

Citizens of Hypatia consider themselves custodians of Earth and philosophers. The mission of Hypatia is to establish and maintain ecological balance and promote a more human society while seeking knowledge of the universe.

Hypatian Virtues

The Hypatian Virtues is the basic philosophy of the Hypatian society. It is a general code of conduct based, in large part, on qualities called the Cardinal Virtues as described by Plato in Republic namely: Wisdom, Courage, Temperance, Justice. The Hypatian Virtues are Knowledge, wisdom, courage, restraint, and justice.

Knowledge: understanding based on facts, information, descriptions, or skills, acquired through experience or education by perceiving, discovering, and learning.

  • Wisdom: the ability to think and act with judgment, emotional intelligence, awareness, and compassion.
  • Courage: the ability to confront fear, uncertainty, and intimidation.
  • Restraint: the practice of self-control, discretion, and moderation.
  • Justice: the application of ethics, rationality, law, equity, and fairness.

These five virtues are a common substrate of many philosophies and religions including Chinese Confucianism, Indian Sattva, the Nine Qualities of the Buddha, the Christian Seven Virtues, and the Japanese Bushidō code of the Samurai.