The Canon of Global Charity & Civilizational Economics (2018–2025)

Civilizational Timeline and Authoritative Declaration

Founder: Frank Chen (陳俊吉)
School Name: Global Charity & Civilizational Economics
Civilizational Positioning: The Ethical–Economic Mother Theory for AI‑Era Civilizational Governance

I. Purpose of Canonization

This document fulfills three civilizational‑level objectives:

1. To formally confirm the canonical status of Global Charity & Civilizational Economics.

2. To establish a clear civilizational timeline (2018–2025) of its theoretical development.

3. To provide an authoritative reference text suitable for citation by the United Nations, UNESCO, and the global academic community.

Global Charity & Civilizational Economics is not a theory created at a single moment in time. It is a civilizational thought system that has been progressively articulated, tested, expanded, and institutionalized in response to the structural challenges of the AI era.

II. Civilizational Timeline

2018｜Foundational Canon Period

August 5, 2018
Frank Chen formally articulated the core propositions of Global Charity & Civilizational Economics, including:

• Philosophy as the foundation (integrating Eastern and Western philosophical wisdom)

• Social sciences and institutions as application

Two original civilizational laws were explicitly introduced:

• The Altruistic Compassion Attraction Law

• The Law of the Imperishability of Present Consciousness (Mind‑Moment Non‑Extinction)

The foundational conception of “Global Charity & Civilizational Economics – 200 Propositions” was completed.

Civilizational Significance:
This phase established Charity & Civilizational Economics as a civilizational‑level economic ethics theory, predating the global mainstreaming of AI ethics discourse.

2019–2021｜Theoretical Validation and Cross‑Civilizational Dialogue

During this period, the theory was systematically aligned and tested through dialogue with:

• Classical Chinese governance philosophy (Song‑dynasty Neo‑Confucianism)

• Western political philosophy and human rights theory

• Behavioral economics and evolutionary game theory

A critical clarification was established:

Charity ≠ emotional morality;
Charity = an institutionalizable logic of economic behavior.

Civilizational Significance:
This stage completed the theory’s de‑religionized and de‑emotionalized positioning, making it suitable for public governance and policy adoption.

2022｜AI‑Era Inflection Recognition

Key recognitions were formally articulated:

• Artificial Intelligence would become a decisive force in reshaping civilizational value hierarchies.

• Charity & Civilizational Economics must evolve toward:

  • AI value alignment

  • Civilizational risk governance

  • Intergenerational responsibility

Civilizational Significance:
The theory was elevated from an economic‑ethical framework to a comprehensive AI‑era civilizational governance model.

2023–2024｜Institutionalization and Civilizational Governance Integration

Major developments included:

• Formal articulation of the concept of Civilizational Governance

• Contextual alignment with UN and UNESCO initiatives, including:

  • Human‑Centered AI

  • Responsible AI

  • The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Key structural frameworks were constructed:

• Executive Civilizational Charter

• Charity & Civilizational Economics × AI Methodology

Civilizational Significance:
The theory entered a stage in which it could be clearly interpreted, referenced, and applied by international institutions.

2025｜School Completion and Civilizational Canonization

By 2025, the following milestones were completed:

• The full structural system of “200 Propositions of Charity & Civilizational Economics”

• Volume VI: “AI × Charity & Civilizational Economics”

• The NATS × Charity Digital Bank civilizational financial framework

Civilizational Significance:
Global Charity & Civilizational Economics formally became:

A complete civilizational school designed for the AI era,
rooted in philosophy, connected to institutional governance,
and extended into financial and technological practice.

III. Authoritative Declaration

Canonical Authority Statement

1. The founding authorship and original articulation of Global Charity & Civilizational Economics originate on August 5, 2018, by Frank Chen (陳俊吉).

2. This school is founded upon Eastern and Western philosophy as its core, with social sciences and institutional design as its applied methodology.

3. It is not a religious doctrine, nor an ideological propaganda system.

4. Global Charity & Civilizational Economics provides a value‑anchoring and institutional alignment framework for AI‑era civilizational governance.

5. Any citation, extension, or institutional implementation should respect its core principles of:

   • Life‑Value Priority

   • Civilizational Responsibility Priority

IV. Civilizational Dissemination and Copyright Statement

This canonical timeline and declaration may be used for:

• United Nations / UNESCO policy documentation

• International academic research and education

• Civilizational governance and AI ethics dialogue

• Public white papers and civilizational brand communication

Recommended Author Attribution Format:
Frank Chen (陳俊吉)
Founder of Global Charity & Civilizational Economics

This document constitutes the civilizational canon of Global Charity & Civilizational Economics, marking its transition into a formally recognizable framework capable of being understood, adopted, and transmitted across history, institutions, and future generations.