"CONSCIOUS EVOLUTION". Anatomy of Reality. Merging of Intuition and Reason de Salk, Jonas - 1983

New York: Columbia University Press, 1983. First edition.

INSPIRING EXPLORATION OF HUMANITY AND EVOLUTION OF KNOWLEDGE BY DEVELOPER OF POLIO VACCINE--INSCRIBED TO NOTED PHILANTHROPIST AT A MEETING OF VIPs AT THE GOLDEN DOOR SPA.

9 inches tall hardcover, beige cloth binding, embossed title to cover and spine, inscribed on front free endpaper, "To Stuart and Phyllis Moldaw/ With deep appreciation/ to Alecko Papamarkou for bringing us together,/ with friendship and affection, Jonas Salk/ 25 June 1983/ The Golden Door". i-xxvii, [4], 127 pp. Near fine in near fine jacket in protective mylar sleeve. LAID IN: Two page typed Golden Door guest list for the week of June 19, 1983, including Stuart Moldaw, Alexander Papamarkou, Jonas and Francoise Salk, as well as 30 other international luminaries. FROM JACKET FLAP: "Man now has it within his power acitvely to collaborate with the evolutionary process and, using the creative power of his mind, guide the human race to the fulfillment of his potential. Can we comprehend the dimensions of the "conscious evolution"? What choices will we make? In this exciting and remarkable book, Jonas Salk defines the meaning of conscious evolution and outlines the new cosmogony that could remedy the present human predicament."

JONAS SALK (1914 - 1995) was an American medical researcher and virologist. He discovered and developed one of the first successful polio vaccines. Salk campaigned for mandatory vaccination, claiming that public health should be considered a "moral commitment." His sole focus had been to develop a safe and effective vaccine as rapidly as possible, with no interest in personal profit. When asked who owned the patent to it, Salk said, "There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?" In 1960, he founded the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California, which is today a center for medical and scientific research. The Institute is dedicated not only to experimental biology but to relating biological knowledge to philosophical, psychological, and social questions. Dr. Salk views biology not only as a science but as a basic cultural discipline with unifying potential for the relationships that exist between man and the physical universe, as well as between man and the sciences, arts, and humanities.

PROVENANCE: STUART G. MOLDAW (1927-2008) A native of Boston and the son of a Russian immigrant, Moldaw graduated in 1949 with a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing and Economics. He launched a highly successful career in retail businesses, and became a pioneer entrepreneur and philanthropist who helped transform a small chain of local department stores into a Fortune 500 company with over 40,000 employees. He cared deeply about people and directed himself to make the world a better place. He was well-respected for his passion and commitment to improving the lives of those around him and was appointed by President Bill Clinton as a Public Delegate to the U.S. Mission at the United Nations in 1993 and as Chairman of the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars in 1996. ALEXANDER PAPAMARKOU (1930-1998) was a philanthropist and international investment banker whose clients included royalty, industrialists and major institutions. He was a generous supporter of medical research. THE GOLDEN DOOR, San Marcos, California, is one of America's most exclusive and expensive health retreats. The Golden Door was founded in 1958 by Deborah Szekely (on the guest list); she was married to Edmond Szekely, a renowned linguist, philosopher, psychologist, visionary, and natural-living enthusiast. Deborah established the Golden Door as an upscale Hollywood retreat with such celebrity devotees as Elizabeth Taylor, Judy Garland, Natalie Wood, and Zsa Zsa Gabor. The first men's week was in 1960, with esteemed guests like Burt Lancaster, William Holden, and a few movie studio heads among them.