A Wiser World
A Wiser World is a project
The goal of A Wiser World is to make our lives and societies better by developing a shared understanding of the world where we search for the first principles of every topic.
What are First Principles?
First principles is one of the oldest ideas in philosophy. The philosopher Aristotle (384 – 322 BCE) defined first principles as “The first basis from which something exists or is known”.
Put differently, first principles are the most fundamental parts or “building blocks” of something. When we know the first principles of something, then we understand it at the deepest possible level, and can in theory explain everything about it.
The Project Plan
1. The First Principles of Wellbeing
The starting point for the project will be to try to establish the first principles of wellbeing, which involves finding the answer to the questions “What is a good life?” and “How do we make our lives better?”.
2. The First Principles of Psychology
Once we take on the task to find the first principles of wellbeing, it becomes necessary to establish the first principles of psychology, since the question of what a good life is depends on understanding our psychology.
3. The First Principles of Philosophy
We will also need to establish the first principles of philosophy in order to answer a question like “What is a good life?”, since this is a deep philosophical question. With the help of the first principles of psychology, this will become possible.
4. The First Principles of Social Interaction and Respect
When we have the first principles of wellbeing, psychology and philosophy, we can establish the first principles of social interaction and respect. The work on this topic is done within the Social Community for A Wiser World, see below.
5. The First Principles of Politics
Establishing the first principles of politics is the next task. With the help of the first principles from the other topics, we can now face this difficult challenge, which will allow us to develop a new way of dealing with political questions.
After that
From then on, the hope is that A Wiser World has gathered a global community that works together to establish the first principles of all kinds of topics.
What’s happening now?
Establishing the first principles of wellbeing is the first focus of A Wiser World. The task of finding the answer to the question “What is a good life?” started in 2013 and eventually evolved into what today is the project “A Wiser World”. The work on finding the answer led to an outline of what may be the first principles of psychology and the first principles of philosophy. For this reason, a video and podcast series about this work is the first subproject within A Wiser World. In this series you will be able to follow along on the journey towards giving a definitive answer to the question “What is a good life?” and the insights about psychology and philosophy that this leads to. Each episode is preceded by a live webinar where anyone can join to get a preview of each episode, as well as giving comments and asking questions that help improve the episode.
Social Community for A Wiser World
A community is starting up that seeks to achieve the goal of A Wiser World by placing social interaction at the center. We discuss how best to deal with different social situations and take a first principles approach so that we can understand the topic at the deepest possible level. We apply the insights to ourselves in order to create a space where we can feel safe and respected. We believe that this not only is something that may contribute to our own wellbeing, but also something that allows us to tackle difficult issues in society in constructive ways.
The community is currently being pilot tested, and will later be opened up for anyone to join. If you are interested, read more about Social Community for A Wiser World.
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How You Can Support A Wiser World
No matter who you are, there are ways you can support this project and become part of the A Wiser World community! For example, you can support it by telling others about A Wiser World, by sharing your own ideas on how to improve this project, and also by supporting it financially.
Latest updates
14 October 2025: A complete makeover of the frontpage, and adding a page about the series “What is a good life?”.
23 May 2025: The description of A Wiser World on the frontpage has been modified.
23 May 2025: Pages about Community for A Wiser World were added in both English and Swedish.
9 Feb 2025: The video “Relaunch of A Wiser World” was added to the homepage.
For an overview of all the updates on A Wiser World, check out the changelog.
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