Not to be confused with interconnectivity or interconnectedness. Interconnectivity is a concept that is used in numerous fields such as Cybernetics, Biology, Ecology, Network theory, and Non-linear Interconnectedness is part of the terminology of a worldview which sees a Oneness in all things

Interdependence is a dynamic of being mutually responsible to and sharing a common set of principles with others. This concept differs distinctly from "dependence" in that an interdependent relationship implies that all participants are emotionally, economically, and/or morally "interdependent. " Some people advocate freedom or independence as a sort of ultimate good; others do the same with devotion to one's family, community, or society. Political freedom is the absence of interference with the sovereignty of an individual by the use of coercion or aggression Independence is the Self-government of a Nation, Country, or State by its residents and population or some portion thereof generally exercising Family denotes a group of People affiliated by consanguinity affinity or co-residence In biological terms a community is a group of interacting Organisms sharing an environment. A society is a Population of Humans characterized by patterns of relationships between individuals that share a distinctive Culture and Institutions Interdependence recognizes the truth in each position and weaves them together. Two people in a good relationship are said to be interdependent. It can also be defined as the interconnectedness and the reliance on one another socially, economically, environmentally and politically.

Uses of the term

Marx first used the term interdependence in the Communist Manifesto (1848) in describing the universal interdependence of nations in comparison to the old local and national seclusion and self-sufficiency. Manifesto of the Communist Party ( often referred to as The Communist Manifesto, was first published on February 21, 1848, and is Will Durant made one Declaration of Interdependence on April 8, 1944. William James Durant ( November 5, 1885 &ndash November 7, 1981) was a prolific American popularizer in the fields of History Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Others have been written in the years since, and interest in the United States has picked up in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Leaders as diverse as Mahatma Gandhi, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Stephen Covey have written and spoken at length about interdependence:

The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી moɦən̪d̪äs kəɾəmʧən̪d̪ gän̪d̪ʱi (2 October 1869 – 30 January Stephen R Covey (born October 24 1932 in Salt Lake City Utah) wrote the best-selling book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People The impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community.

--William James

Interdependence is and ought to be as much the ideal of man as self-sufficiency. For other people named William James see William James (disambiguation William James (January 11 1842 – August 26 1910 was a pioneering Man is a social being. Without interrelation with society he cannot realize his oneness with the universe or suppress his egotism. His social interdependence enables him to test his faith and to prove himself on the touchstone of reality.

--Mahatma Gandhi, 1929

The basic thought that guides these specific means of national recovery is not narrowly nationalistic. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી moɦən̪d̪äs kəɾəmʧən̪d̪ gän̪d̪ʱi (2 October 1869 – 30 January It is the insistence, as a first consideration, upon the interdependence of the various elements in and parts of the United States – a recognition of the old and permanently important manifestation of the American spirit of the pioneer.

--U. S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932

When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.

--John Muir

. John Muir ( April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914) was a Scottish -born American Naturalist, author and early . . for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny. And they have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom.

--Martin Luther King Jr., I have a dream, 1963

Moreover, I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states. Martin Luther King Jr ( January 15, 1929 April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, Activist and prominent leader " I Have A Dream " is the popular name given to the historic public speech by Martin Luther King Jr Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. Never again can we afford to live with the narrow, provincial "outside agitator" idea. Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds.

Independent thinking alone is not suited to interdependent reality. Martin Luther King Jr ( January 15, 1929 April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, Activist and prominent leader The Letter from Birmingham Jail or Letter from Birmingham City Jail, is an Open letter written on April 16, 1963, by Martin Luther Independent people who do not have the maturity to think and act interdependently may be good individual producers, but they won't be good leaders or team players. They're not coming from the paradigm of interdependence necessary to succeed in marriage, family, or organizational reality.

--Stephen Covey

See also

• Interconnectedness
• Interconnectivity
• Involution (metaphysics)
• Integral thought - Both science and spirituality are necessary
• Joint decision traps - Overcoming social and political barriers
• Pratitya-samutpada - Interdependence in Buddhist thought

External links

• Interdependence Day & Declaration research
  • interdependencedeclaration.org Another declaration of interdependence
• A brief overview of Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey (1989)
  • Stephen M.R. Covey's The Speed of Trust (2006)

Stephen R Covey (born October 24 1932 in Salt Lake City Utah) wrote the best-selling book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People Interconnectedness is part of the terminology of a worldview which sees a Oneness in all things Interconnectivity is a concept that is used in numerous fields such as Cybernetics, Biology, Ecology, Network theory, and Non-linear The term involution refers to different things depending on the writer This article is about the integral movement in philosophy and psychology Spirituality, in a narrow sense concerns itself with matters of the Spirit, a concept closely tied to religious belief and Faith, a transcendent reality The joint decision trap was identified by the Political scientist Fritz Scharpf in a 1988 scholarly article The doctrine of pratītyasamutpāda (Sanskrit paticcasamuppāda; rten Stephen R Covey (born October 24 1932 in Salt Lake City Utah) wrote the best-selling book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

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